Free CIV-145 Request to Serve Defendant by Publication or Alternative Service (6-09) - Alaska

IN THE DISTRICT/SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA AT ) ) ) ) ) ) CASE NO. CI ) ) REQUEST TO SERVE DEFENDANT BY ) PUBLICATION OR ALTERNATIVE SERVICE, ) AND AFFIDAVIT OF DILIGENT INQUIRY

Plaintiff(s), vs.

Defendant(s).

REQUEST I request the court's permission to serve defendant (name) by publication under Civil Rule 4(e): in the district where the action is pending in a newspaper published in Alaska that circulates in this district because there is no newspaper published in this district in the following location(s) where I have reason to believe the defendant may live or has recently lived: I request the court's permission to serve defendant (name) by manner of service other than personal service, mail service, or publication, as follows:

AFFIDAVIT I state the following upon oath or upon affirmation under penalty of perjury: 1. 2. An action has been or is about to be commenced against the defendant. Attempts to Serve Defendant. Attempts to serve the defendant with the summons and complaint were made in the following manner: Personal service by process server that was returned unserved because (attach return):

Certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested, sent on , to defendant's last known address: by , which was returned unserved because (attach envelope):

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Civil Rule 4(e)

3.

Attempts to Locate Defendant. In addition to the above, in order to fulfill my obligation to diligently inquire as to the defendant's whereabouts and to serve the summons on the defendant, I did the following: I wrote to and/or questioned defendant's friends, family and employers. Person Contacted Results

I checked telephone directories and city directories and called telephone information and utility companies as follows: Directories/Companies Contacted Results

I inquired of motor vehicle registrars at: with the following results: I believe the defendant may be in the U.S. Army Navy Marines Coast Guard I contacted the locator service for that branch. Result: Air Force Air National Guard.

I searched the Internet as follows:

I sent the summons to the defendant by first class mail (not certified) to the following address: with the following results: on (date) I enclosed postage sufficient for the return of an answer. Other:

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Civil Rule 4(e)

4.

The purpose of my inquiry was to give the defendant notice of the action in order that the defendant may appear and defend it.

After completing all the inquiries listed above, I do not know the whereabouts of the defendant, and I do not know of any other sources of information through which I can learn the whereabouts of the defendant.

Date

Signature of Party or Attorney or Attorney's Agent

Print or Type Name

Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before me at on . (date) (SEAL)

, Alaska

Clerk of Court, Notary Public, or other person authorized to administer oaths/ My commission expires:

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Civil Rule 4(e)