Defendant Served Temporary Protective Order via Text Message

Just yesterday, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Laura Cordero ordered that an evasive defendant could be served through text message and email. While recent discussions of service through email, social media, and other electronic means have dominated much of the conversation, this is one of the few times we’ve seen that action put to work.

The service was completed by Torri Schaffer of Torri’s Legal Service, a process service company with offices in Maryland and Washington, D.C. The order for text message and email service came after multiple attempts to serve a woman temporary protective order for stalking were unsuccessful.