Process Server Blotter: Social Media, Process Service, and the Law
February 01, 2012
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Social Media, Process Service, and the Law
WASHINGTON, DC -- Social media has been in the news a great deal this year. Social media sites such as Twitter allow anonymous (and not-so-anonymous users) to work around court injunctions by publishing facts (and gossip) that traditional media cannot print. Attorneys are increasingly using social media as a marketing tool, and even court decisions and proceedings can be commented on using social media sites. UK courts have permitted service of process via Facebook, so it is possible that in the future service through social media will become an acceptable form of alternative service.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Social media has been in the news a great deal this year. Social media sites such as Twitter allow anonymous (and not-so-anonymous users) to work around court injunctions by publishing facts (and gossip) that traditional media cannot print. Attorneys are increasingly using social media as a marketing tool, and even court decisions and proceedings can be commented on using social media sites. UK courts have permitted service of process via Facebook, so it is possible that in the future service through social media will become an acceptable form of alternative service.
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Convicted Killer Served as he Tries to Flee
LARAMIE, WY -- Joseph Ozment, convicted of murder, had been allegedly attempting to elude process servers when he was found in a motel in Wyoming. He allegedly nearly ran over process servers with a car while trying to avoid service. In the end, however, Ozment was served a summons and has a court date in Mississippi this week.
LARAMIE, WY -- Joseph Ozment, convicted of murder, had been allegedly attempting to elude process servers when he was found in a motel in Wyoming. He allegedly nearly ran over process servers with a car while trying to avoid service. In the end, however, Ozment was served a summons and has a court date in Mississippi this week.
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Keeping a Challenge to Serve
CANADA -- News anchor, United Way chairman, and community ambassador Max Keeping, could not be served to appear in criminal court for his friend Gary MacDonell, who is facing charges. Although Keeping makes hundreds of public appearances each year, court staff claimed that they could not find him to serve him. After an initial problem over Keeping’s address – police allegedly initially gave court staff the wrong address for Keeping – a few attempts were made to serve Keeping, but Keeping’s attorney noted that his client was never told when he needed to show up in court and was never served with documents to appear in court.
CANADA -- News anchor, United Way chairman, and community ambassador Max Keeping, could not be served to appear in criminal court for his friend Gary MacDonell, who is facing charges. Although Keeping makes hundreds of public appearances each year, court staff claimed that they could not find him to serve him. After an initial problem over Keeping’s address – police allegedly initially gave court staff the wrong address for Keeping – a few attempts were made to serve Keeping, but Keeping’s attorney noted that his client was never told when he needed to show up in court and was never served with documents to appear in court.
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