Process server in Oakland, CA.Every attempt logged.
Summons, subpoenas, eviction and family law papers served anywhere in Oakland and Alameda County. You see each attempt the day it happens, and the proof of service lands in your inbox ready to file.
$110per address
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- Papers received, address checkedCase number, court, and parties read off the summons.Mon 9:20 AM
- Attempt 1 · no answerLights off, no vehicle at the curb. GPS and time logged.Mon 6:48 PM
- Attempt 2 · no answerNeighbor says the subject leaves for work before 7.Wed 7:52 AM
- Attempt 3 · personally servedServed at the door. Identity confirmed by description.Sat 10:15 AM
- Proof of service emailedPOS-010, signed and ready to file.Sat 12:40 PM
Three tries, three different times of day. If service is ever challenged, this log is your proof of diligence.
What $110 gets you in Oakland.
One published price per address, and the options priced in the open. You see the total and approve it before anyone is dispatched.
Included in $110
- Up to 3 service attemptsvaried times and daysincluded
- GPS and timestamp on every attemptlogged as it happensincluded
- Proof of service, POS‑010 or FL‑115court-readyincluded
- Proof emailed to youthe day service completesincluded
Only if the matter needs it
- Rush, 24–48 hours+$50–$100
- Same-day dispatch+$85–$200
- Second person at the same address+$40
- Find a new address (skip trace)free with a service order$60
- E-file the proof with the court$65
Not sure you need rush? See how the tiers compare
- Papers received, address checkedCase number, court, and parties read off the summons.Mon 9:20 AM
- Attempt 1 · no answerLights off, no vehicle at the curb. GPS and time logged.Mon 6:48 PM
- Attempt 2 · no answerNeighbor says the subject leaves for work before 7.Wed 7:52 AM
- Attempt 3 · personally servedServed at the door. Identity confirmed by description.Sat 10:15 AM
- Proof of service emailedPOS-010, signed and ready to file.Sat 12:40 PM
Three tries, three different times of day. If service is ever challenged, this log is your proof of diligence.
How papers get served in Oakland.
California allows three routes, and a server works through them in order. Personal service is always the first try. The attempt log is what opens the second when someone is dodging.
CCP § 415.10
Personal service
The papers go into the named person’s hands, at home, at work, or anywhere they can be found. This is always the first try, at different times of day.
CCP § 415.20
Substituted service
After reasonable diligence, the papers are left with a competent adult at the home or usual workplace and a copy is mailed. Service is complete 10 days after mailing.
CCP § 416.10
Businesses and LLCs
Delivered to the registered agent, an officer, or someone authorized to accept. We check the agent on file with the Secretary of State before driving out.
What we serve
- Summons and complaints
- Unlawful detainer and eviction papers
- Subpoenas, appearance and records
- Small claims (SC-100)
- Divorce and family law (FL-110)
- Restraining orders
- Orders to appear for examination
- Writs and post-judgment papers
Subpoena for a witness or records? Witness fees are tendered with service when the law requires them. Oakland subpoena service
Locked lobbies and call boxes
Downtown, Uptown, and Lake Merritt buildings rarely let a stranger past the door. Attempts are timed to when residents come and go, and every refusal at the door goes in the log.
Gated homes in the hills
Montclair and the Oakland Hills mean driveways and gates. California law (CCP § 415.21) requires a gated community to let a process server in to serve.
Addresses that go stale
Renters move often. If the first attempt shows the person is gone, we tell you that day. A new-address search is free with the order.
Anywhere in Oakland, for any California court.
Where the case was filed doesn’t decide where we go. Where the person or business is does. Most Oakland civil cases are filed with Alameda County Superior Court at one of two downtown courthouses.
- René C. Davidson Courthouse1225 Fallon Street, Oakland 94612
- Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse661 Washington Street, Oakland 94607
Oakland neighborhoods
Downtown Uptown Lake Merritt Jack London Square Chinatown West Oakland Temescal Rockridge Piedmont Avenue Grand Lake Fruitvale Dimond Laurel Montclair East Oakland Oakland Hills
And the rest of Alameda County
Berkeley Emeryville Alameda Piedmont San Leandro Hayward Fremont Pleasanton
Countywide details on the Alameda County page.
Straight answers.
The questions people ask before hiring a process server in Oakland, answered plainly. For anything about your deadline, ask the court or your attorney.
Send the papers. Watch them get served.
Upload the documents and the Oakland address. We confirm the scope and the price, then you get every attempt as it happens and the proof the day it’s done.
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