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Law Practice,
Civil Litigation

Feb. 2, 2021

Service of process via social media: a plea to the Legislature

Per the familiar adage: “There is no wrong without a remedy.” A blatant exception is the California female who seeks a civil harassment restraining order against a male martial arts stalker who is dodging service of process.

William Slomanson

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Email: bills@tjsl.edu

William Slomanson is also the author of California Procedure in a Nutshell (5th ed. 2014).

Per the familiar adage: “There is no wrong without a remedy.” A blatant exception is the California female who seeks a civil harassment restraining order against a male martial arts stalker who is dodging service of process. Searles v. Archangel, 2021 DJDAR 764 (Cal. App. 2d Dist., Jan. 22, 2021).

This particular archangel allegedly threatened Searles “us[ing] a wicked looking stick to perform his persona...

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