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cjr
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cjr asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 1 decade ago

Legal Question regarding the serving of a subpoena?

I came home yesterday to find a subpoena taped to my front door. Thankfully, it's not for me. The previous tenant of the house I rent is suing my landlord.

Do any of you know if this is a valid way to serve a subpoena? I always thought that orders to appear had to be delivered face-to-face. It seems even stranger to me since the intended recipient doesn't live in the house. I'm in Virginia. My landlord lives in New Orleans!

What do you folks think?

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  • trai
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    The subpoena itself contains the terms of service. Some must be delivered in person, some don't.

    I think your landlord is gonna be upset with you if you fail to inform him of the suit. Unless you already plan to not renew the lease, you should probably forward the subpoena.

  • 4 years ago

    contained in the state of michigan--anyone over the age of 18 can serve papers as lengthy as they at the instant are not a celebration to the action. keep on with up alongside with your legal professional and he ought to argue that the supoena grew to become into served with the aid of among the events contained in the action. additionally, an legal professional does signal the supoena, then as soon as it's served at the fellow to be deposed (your daughter) they record a information of carrier with the courtroom. The courtroom does not ought to challenge the subpoena, the legal professional does. additionally, his legal professional ought to flip around and re-challenge the subpoena and characteristic it served 'desirable" (with the aid of someone else) and as soon as she exhibits for courtroom, she would be able to refuse to testify. it's likewise generic as a "adverse witness" because of the reality her loyalities needless to say lie with you and not alongside with your ex. she would be able to't plead the fifth (fifth modification) as that simply protects someone who ought to incriminate themselves, and this action has not anything to do along with her. Have your legal professional call his legal professional and ask him to now not have your daughter testify. fairly, i've got not were given all the information--yet what is the relavance of having your daughter testify? grew to become into she a witness to a couple thing? additionally, how past is your daughter? As a minor--your legal professional ought to argue that she is in simple terms too youthful to testify and it's psycologically detrimental to her to ought to testify opposed to you. My ex dragged my son (who grew to become into about 13 at the time) into some crap at a similar time as we were divorcing. My ex is a cop and actually referred to as the police in the process the time of a strive against New Years Eve of 2004 at 5 am--the #&^%$ police officials made my son make a assertion (definitely opposed to me) about the argument---even nevertheless my son grew to become into in mattress at the time and did now not hear some thing! It grew to become into an unsightly and contentious divorce. we've got been divorced for 4 a million/2 years--you will stay to inform the tale yet it's now not undemanding...have faith me-i do realize and characteristic lived to inform about it--solid good fortune to you! stay good and save you self recognize, do now not hunch to his point no count selection selection what. your infants will recognize you contained in the lengthy run for it!

  • Irv S
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    No. It's not 'proper service'.

    You might turn it in at the local police station and explain the situation.

    Putting it 'on record' might help somebody out.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It isn't proper service and you are not a party to it. You have no obligation to do anything.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Insufficient data. Your question cannot be accurately answered based on the information you gave.

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