Q: A subpoena or witness has been taped to my door today. Is that a normal way o serve such legal papers?
I don't have any other info about the case, only what I suspect. My neibor from downstairs contacted our condo office about the leak in his bathroom and later my land lady had been asking me about this. I've explained to her that that bathroom has not even been used and it appears there could be no leak there. Now I find this subpoena on my door. What do I do?
A: It is normal for a subpoena to be taped to your door, this is called posted service. A subpoena, if prepared by a proper officer and served properly functions as a court order. If responding is merely inconvenient, then there is little an attorney can do for help. If instead you have information you need to protect, or responding is grossly inconvenient you need to contact the party issuing the subpoena, and perhaps even hire an attorney.
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