Your case elsewhere.
Served in
California.
Serve papers on people and businesses in California for a case pending in another state. Send the documents and your court’s requirements, and a California registered process server serves them and completes the record.
Example packet. Send it from anywhere; the California serve and the proof come back to your office.
Two ways in
to California.
Most out-of-state work is one of these. Your court’s rules decide the details; Affid handles the California side.
Serve a defendant or witness.
- 1You send the papers and your court’s requirementsCaption, recipient, California address, deadline
- 2A California registered process server serves themEvery attempt logged with GPS, photos and time
- 3Proof of service returns to your officeCompleted on the form your court asks for
Domesticate a foreign subpoena.
- 1Your office prepares the foreign subpoena and the applicationOn the Judicial Council form
- 2Affid delivers the packet to the clerkSuperior court in the county where discovery is sought
- 3The clerk issues a California subpoenaCode of Civil Procedure §2029.300
- 4Affid serves it and returns the proofOn the witness or records custodian
Preparing the application and choosing what discovery to seek stay with your office.
California service without the travel.
When a defendant, witness or records custodian is in California, the papers still have to be delivered here. Affid handles the California side and returns the record for your file.
For your brief
- Case caption, court and the papers to serve
- Recipient name and California address
- Your deadline and any proof form your court requires
Put the right support
behind the task.
All servicesProcess serving
Planned attempts, recorded outcomes and a proof of service.
Subpoena service
Delivery to California witnesses and records custodians.
Local court filing
Your prepared packet delivered to the designated clerk.
Court records retrieval
Request and collect identified, available California records.
A little more clarity.
All questionsWhose rules apply when we serve in California?
The rules of the court where your case is pending generally decide how service must be made and proved. Share those requirements with the request. Affid follows your instructions and doesn’t advise on which rules apply.
Can you help with an out-of-state subpoena?
California issues its own subpoena once the foreign subpoena and an application are submitted to the superior court clerk in the county where discovery is sought (Code of Civil Procedure §2029.300). Affid can deliver the prepared packet to the clerk and serve the subpoena that is issued.
How do we receive the proof of service?
Attempts, outcomes and documents for your request appear in your client workspace, including the completed proof of service. Tell us if your court needs a particular form.
Serve your California defendant or witness.
Tell us the work, the location and the timing. We’ll take it from there.