In some limited circumstances you do not need to serve the other party. There are very specific court rules about who can serve, and what methods they can use. The way you serve court documents depends on the type of case, and what kind of documents you are serving. During the pandemic, the Michigan Supreme Court temporarily changed some of the rules about service. The rules try to make it easier to send notice to the other party while limiting physical contact. There are special rules for starting a new case because the other party might not have any idea they are involved in a legal matter.
The rules about sending documents that start a new case are meant to make sure the other party knows about the case. The rules for serving documents to begin a new case have not changed. During the pandemic, parties must follow the same rules as always related to service of process in a new case. The general rule for service of process is that any competent adult who is not a party in the case is allowed to serve.
They may serve by:. There are different rules for service of process in some specific types of cases. For example, the rules for service in eviction cases are different from the general rule.
If you are not certain that you are following the correct rule for service of process, you may want to speak with a lawyer or read more specific content on Michigan Legal Help related to your problem. If you do not serve court documents correctly, the case could be dismissed.
Please use the Guide to Legal Help to find a lawyer or legal services office in your area. Documents that begin a new case must be served as described in the section above, but anything filed after those documents must be served sent to the other party electronically to the greatest extent possible.
This means that an answer, motion, or other document filed to an existing case must be served electronically. This can include any of the following that are available to the parties:. If your court does not have MiFILE available for your case type, you must use e-mail or fax to serve the other party, if possible.
Before the pandemic, parties needed a special agreement to serve using e-mail. This is no longer needed. If you serve by e-mail you must:. An e-mail sent anytime at or before PM is considered served on that day. If you e-mail on a weekend or a day that the courts are closed, the documents are considered served on the next day the courts are open. Service is complete when you send the e-mail. For example, if you serve someone by sending an e-mail on Monday, February 8 and they do not open the e-mail until Tuesday, February 9, the documents are still considered served on February 8.
There is one exception to this. If you learn that your attempted e-mail did not actually reach the other party, service is not complete for example, if you get a message that the e-mail was undeliverable. Contact the clerk of superior court in the county where you have been summoned for juror excuse policy information or refer to your juror summons for information related to requesting an excuse.
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If you begin experiencing COVID symptoms during your period of jury service while at the court facility, please inform the nearest court official e. Read more. View holidays. Help Us Keep the Public and Our Staff Safe Check your county's information for changes to hours of operations, remote hearings, announcements, and more.
Announcements and Orders. County Updates. General Frequently Asked Questions. Jury Service Frequently Asked Questions. Other Resources. Stay Connected. Facebook Twitter. Face masks are required within all public areas of court facilities regardless of vaccination status. All State courthouses are open to the public. Visitors no longer need an appointment or a scheduled matter in order to enter a courthouse. Judges and court staff are working on-site each day. More court matters are being conducted in person, including some jury trials.
Judges can schedule an in-person proceeding based on the facts and circumstances in any case. In addition, the Court's ombudsmen can answer questions by phone and email. Some municipal courts have begun hearing cases by video or phone. Contact the municipal court for details on how they will hold their court hearings. Some municipal court bench trials and hearings could be handled in person if they are too complex to be handled online.
All jurors will perform their first day of jury service online by video.
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