Precise Process Process Serving Company Seattle Washington
A number of us from California were attempting to serve a couple of individuals who resided in Washington. We searched the internet for the a process server, and came across Precise Process.
At first, everything seemed to be going well. But once we arrived at their address in Seattle to give them the papers, it all seemed kind of wierd.
First of all, their address is NOT a business, but an apartment in a run down part of Seattle. Since we were short on time and money, we decided to talk to the guy and see if he knew what he was doing.
We never saw him, but we talked to his "girlfriend" who said he had worked at another major serving company. So then we called him on his cell phone and he told us how it worked, and he seemed to know what he was talking about.
So we gave them the papers, the 110.00 dollar fee for the service, and left Washington.
Since then, I have left numerous messages on the "company" voicemail, never recieving a reply back. The only time we heard back from him was when the Deputy Labor Comissioner in California had contacted him.
He then called my cell phone and asked for other addresses. I HAD ALREADY GIVEN HIM 3 ADDRESSES which he claimed I had not. So, he says he went there many times, and both individuals were not there.
When the time came to get an extension for the court date, he DID NOT fax the information we needed to us. All he had to do was fax over a statement saying that he needed a little more time to serve the defendants, but he didnt even do that! So, there goes our 110.00 dollars down the drain to a no good rip off process serving agency. He NEVER returned any of my phone calls.
DO NOT use Precise Process for any legal matters whatsoever! They will take your money and never call you again!
Trevor
Gilroy, California
U.S.A.
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Larry
West Sacramento,California,
U.S.A.
About process servers
#2Consumer Suggestion
Sat, September 01, 2007
From 1989 to 1991 I was a licensed process server in Arizona. There was no formal training required, so literally anyone could be appointed. I got a court-issued ID card stating that I was an "officer of the court."
Because it is so easy to become a process server, there is a lot of competition for very little work. Larger cities often have one or two large process service firms that do 90 percent of the process serving for lawyers. The rest of the licensed process servers are left either begging for work from the large process servers or have to hustle to find work on their own.
I am not surprised that you found your process server working out of an apartment in a run-down area. That's pretty typical for an independent process server. I am also not surprised that his girlfriend said he is working for someone else as that is the only way to make a living.
Most process servers will charge for their time in making unsuccessful attempts at serving papers. God only knows whether the guy you hired ever even tried to make service, but while $110 may seem like a lot to pay it does not go very far if the defendants cannot be found on the first try.
My suggestion is that you kiss that $110 goodbye because this guy is unreliable. Have the court issue alias summonses (to replace the originals as they are lost for all practical purposes). Find out who the biggest process server in Seattle is and hire them. You can mail the papers to the process server in Seattle. The big guys got big by delivering what they promise and charging for their time. Do not be surprised if they charge about three times what Precise Process Service charged you.