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1. Under Rule14 §20, within what period must the sheriff, process server or court-authorized person complete service, meas…
2. Within what period after service of summons must the server file the return with the court and serve a copy on plaintif…
3. For a return after substituted service, what attempted-personal-service chronology does Rule14 §20 require?
4. A server completes service on Monday and files a return with the court within the prescribed five-calendar-day period. …
5. After substituted service at a residence, the return identifies the recipient only as 'a person at the house' and gives…
6. A return states that a server visited a residence three times on the same date, found the defendant absent and then use…
7. Thirty calendar days after issuance and receipt, a server has not completed service. Counsel argues that summons automa…
8. State the principal duties imposed by Rule14 §20 concerning completion of service and the return.
9. Explain why a return stating only 'personal service was impossible; substituted service was made' is insufficient to de…
10. Distinguish the thirty-calendar-day service-completion period in Rule14 §20 from the validity of summons under §4.
11. May the Section20 return copy be served on plaintiff’s counsel by registered mail?
12. May authorized electronic means be used for the Section20 return copy?