Service of Process

Here at ESLS you will find a Process Server who will serve legal documents such as Summons and complaint, subpoena, order to show cause, citation, writ, non-payment and eviction notice, motion, etc., in all types of legal actions – landlord and tenant, foreclosure, collection, personal injury, surrogate court matter, family court, matrimonial, Service on NY Secretary of State contract, etc., usually by personal delivery to the entity to whom the documents are directed, or by any other legal means.

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Court Filing

In order to initiate legal action, court filing is the act of submitting a document to the clerk of a court for the court's immediate consideration and to preserve as part of the official record.

ESLS purchases index numbers, files documents and affidavits, retrieves and copies documents, so-ordered subpoenas and gets Order to Show Causes signed in all city, state & federal courts and County Clerks in the City of New York, as well as Nassau and Suffolk counties.  When going to court, the original and copy of the document being filed is needed.  In all actions in the State of New York, the index number must first be purchased and then served.  In all courts, there is a 120-day period from the date index number was purchased within which document must be served.

For Court Fees click here.

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Electronic Filing

ESLS is an authorized 3rd party by NYCEF to file documents for attorneys.  For more information, click here.

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Skip Tracing

Skip Tracing is a tool we utilize to find someone who skips an address, leaving behind minimal cues to “trace” his/her location.  For more information, click here.