Posts Tagged ‘pocket service’

In almost every other state, a debt collector must file a lawsuit either immediately or within a short time after serving the summons and complaint. This means the court has an eye on the lawsuit, and the debt collectors must pay the “entry fee” if they want to use the considerable power of the court [...]

I threw the term “pocket service” out there the other day, and then Ben Popken IM’ed me to ask more about it. Pocket service is lawyer slang for the procedural rule in Minnesota that a lawsuit begins with service of the summons and complaint. This is different than the rule in most states and the [...]