If you want your documents handled quickly, reliably, professionally, and safely, High Quality Court Services is here for you! Service of process is the serving of legal papers that starts a lawsuit such as Summons & Complaint or Notice of Petition and Petition
A party to an action cannot serve their own legal papers. If a document is not delivered correctly, a case can be dismissed. Laws on the service of legal papers in New York state can be found in the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP
After legal documents are served, a process server must provide the Affidavit of Service (proof of service). It must be signed, notarized, and filed in court.
We also serve legal documents after an action has already started.
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High Quality Court Services serves documents pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Civil Practice Laws and Rules (CPLR) https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) https://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure
Timely service is guaranteed! High Quality Court Services is aware of all the service requirements for various subpoenas.
After legal action starts, a party may issue either a Subpoena ad Testificandum requiring a person or organization to testify in court, or a Subpoena Duces Tecum requiring them to produce evidence or records before the court.
A Deposition Subpoena requires a person, who is not a party to the lawsuit to appear at a deposition as part of the “discovery process” before trial.
Subpoenas are served pursuant to the statutes of the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP). They have their own service time restrictions.
High Quality Court Services is highly experienced in complying with a judge’s explicit order.
An Order to Show Cause is a time sensitive document signed by a judge. It compels a party to appear and/or adhere to the judge’s demands in the order. The order specifies the court appearance date and how the document is to be served.
High Quality Court Services is knowledgeable of the statutory deadlines for serving and filing of affidavits of service. We assure you that we will provide timely and efficient service.
A Notice of Petition and Petition starts an action by a Petitioner. It must be served in the same way as a Summons and Complaint. A Request for Judicial Intervention must accompany the documents. There is a return court date for Respondents that they must answer.
High Quality Court Services is aware of all proper service requirements. Three copies per tenant/subtenant are required. Attorneys should hold on to the original Notice of Petition and Petition so that it may be used as an exhibit if the Notice of Petition and Petition is needed.
We serve all notices! 3-day, 5-day, 30-day, etc. to:
Notices (in New York City):
Effective October 14, 2019 – the service requirement for a notice to terminate month-to-month tenancy in New York City will be determined by the length of tenancy:
Notice of Petition and Petition in NYC only:
A Notice of Petition and Petition is the formal notice that initiates a Landlord/Tenant proceeding in court. It lets tenants know why the proceeding has been brought by Landlord. Tenant must respond to the Notice in court. The index number costs $45 and must be purchased before service. If High Quality Court Services is to purchase the index number, the Notice of Petition and Petition must each be under separate legal backs with the name and address of attorney. H Services needs 3 copies per Tenant/Sub-Tenant of Notice of Petition and Petition. High Quality Court Services must be informed if additional mailings are to be made as extra copies are needed. If the action seeks monetary relief, a non-military affidavit is necessary for a Judgment or Default Judgment to be entered and High Quality Court Services needs to be informed at the onset. Once the papers are served, the law mandates High Quality Court Services mail another copy to tenant/sub-tenant within 24 hours and file the Affidavit of Service, along with the original Notice of Petition to the court within 3 days.
Hold-Over Proceedings In NYC and all Landlord/Tenant Proceedings Outside NYC:
All procedures in the above paragraph apply.
In Hold-over proceedings in New York City and all Landlord/Tenant proceedings outside New York City, the Notice of Petition and Petition must be served between 10 and 17 days before the return court date.
The Affidavit of Service must be filed no earlier than 10 days before court date.
Matrimonial Services include separation, divorce, annulment, etc.
Along with the document being served (e.g. Summons and Complaint, Summons with Notice, etc.), Notice of Automatic Orders DRL 236, Notice Concerning Continuation of Health Care Coverage DRL 255(1) and Notice of Guideline Maintenance must be provided.
Should there be a need to enter a default judgment because the defendant did not answer the Complaint, HQ Court Services must have a photograph of the defendant or plaintiff must accompany the server at time of service. Please provide all the information that might help in serving the defendant, such as place of business, hours of availability, daily routine, apartment number, phone number, etc.
Summons and petition must be served based upon the letter preceding the docket number (e.g. V-12345, P-67890, O-09876, F-54321, B-24680):
V – Must be served by in-hand personal delivery only, no sooner than 8 days before hearing date.
B – Must be served by in-hand personal delivery only, no sooner than 20 days before hearing date.
O – Must be served by in-hand personal delivery only, no sooner than 24 hours before hearing date.
P&F – Must be served either by in-hand personal delivery or by suitable age and discretion to a person over 15 years of age living with respondent or co-worker at place of business no sooner than 8 days before hearing date. If served at place of business upon co-worker, then copy of summons and petition must be mailed to respondent’s last known residence address.
Surrogate court documents deal with Estate and Guardianship affairs. Most papers from this court require in-hand-only service to people. As one of the strictest courts, there is no room for error in providing information with such papers.
Provide High Quality Court Services with as much information as possible (as in Matrimonial). Our highly trained, detail-oriented staff will handle your matter professionally.
Citations require service of 10 days’ notice before the court date, and if served outside the State of New York, 20 days’ notice is necessary (can be mailed). Affidavits of service must be filed no earlier than 3business days before court date.
Our process servers have been handling commercial and residential foreclosure actions for more than a decade for clients in the New York area.
When filing a Summons and Complaint for Residential and Commercial foreclosures, the cost of purchasing the index number is $400 and the cost of a Notice of Pendency (lis pendens) will vary depending upon the country where the real property is located.
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Benefits of Electronic Filing:
E-filing is the process of submitting your document into the New York State Courts Electronic Filing (NYSCEF) system. Please Note: Even though courts are transitioning to e-filing, each county within the state has its own rules.
High Quality Court Services regularly files affidavits of service for clients in the U.S. District Courts. If you give us your login credentials, we can file your affidavits for you!
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (P.A.C.E.R) Filing allows users to get case and docket information and file documents online from federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts.
When you have little or no information about an individual or entity, we can find who or what you are looking for. Our skip tracing program can find any person or entity across the country. We gather as much information as possible about the subject, then investigate and verify the information.
Records Searched Include:
Please Note: some records are publicly available. Others cannot be accessed without an appropriate letter from the client showing evidence explaining why we are searching it.
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