If I want to send someone a demand letter and then a small claims court summons without having their mailing address, is this possible?
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If I want to send someone a demand letter and then a small claims court summons without having their mailing address, is this possible?
I have his email address, cell phone number and I can see his Facebook page, but I don’t have his mailing address. Will the court allow me to send to his email and text him? I paid in advance for photography services and now the photographer is not only refusing to send me with the photos, or a refund. He also keeps telling me he will send the link with the photos but he never does.
Asked on May 25, 2015 under Business Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
No, service by email (or text message or social media) is not good service. While you *might* be able to pursue the case IF he voluntarily enters an appearance after that, he'd not be required to, and in the absence of his voluntarily appearing in the case, the court would not have jurisdiction (i.e. it would have no authority over him). You have to obtain the mailing address.
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