Mail Civil

1Defendant's name.2Plaintiff's name.3Name and address of the court.4Case number.5Date.6Clerk of the court.7Notice to person served that they are being served as: An individual defendant. As the person sued under the fictitious name of. On behalf of.

1Walk up to the person to be served.2Say, "These are court papers."3Give the person copies of all the court papers.4Fill out the Proof of Service (Small Claims) (Form SC-104 ), sign it on page 2, and return the completed form to you so that you can file it.

Walk up to the person to be served. Say, "These are court papers." Give the person copies of all the court papers. Fill out the Proof of Service (Small Claims) (Form SC-104 ), sign it on page 2, and return the completed form to you so that you can file it.

A certificate of service must be signed by the person who made the service and must state: (1) the date and manner of service; (2) the name and address of each person served; and (3) if the person served is a party's attorney, the name of the party represented by that attorney.

It is only after the fact that those documents had been placed into circulation that the underlying proof of service would be ripe to be signed. Because at that time the service would have been completed. So, every court document you send to opposing counsel should have an UNSIGNED proof of service.

A proof of service is usually in the form of a declaration signed by an individual indicating that a particular document has been served upon another party. Serving a document on a person means having the document delivered to that person.

Proof of Service If you have asked the court clerk to serve your papers by certified mail, you need do nothing else. The court clerk sends out the certified mail for you, and the signed post office receipt comes back directly to the clerk if service is accomplished.