Hiring A Bodyguard Isn't Just For The Rich And Famous

It's because of this risk that many people who are involved in a legal situation find themselves in need of a bodyguard. He or she may be scheduled to testify against a gang member, may be a whistle blower within an organization, or may even be an expert witness for the prosecution. In order to avert the risk, a bodyguard is brought on as an intermediary – someone who will stay with the witness and identify an increasing threat before it gets out of control.

Therefore, when hiring a bodyguard, prosecutors often look to someone who they know that they can trust such as a private investigator to provide the service.

Diddy Gets Served

Sean "Diddy" Combs was caught off guard Friday night (October 19) and served with lawsuit papers for his assault charge against night club promoter, James Waldon.

According to TMZ, the mogul was entering his flagship Sean John store in Manhattan for a launch party celebrating his new women's line. As the process server tried to hand Diddy the papers, his bodyguards reportedly smacked them to the ground and Diddy rushed inside the building.

Missing Summons Almost Cost Kalamazoo County Agency $1 Million

A missing court summons nearly cost Kalamazoo County's public mental-health agency $1 million.

How it got lost and where the summons is now remains unclear.

In May 2006, a summons was served on the Kalamazoo Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in connection with a wrongful- termination lawsuit filed by a former employee.

Former Mayor's Real Estate to be Sold at Auction

Although authorities say they still do not know what has become of former Ridgeley Mayor Mitchell Reeves' personal property, his real property - three parcels of land that include two structures and a mobile home - are scheduled to be sold at auction on the front steps of the Mineral County Courthouse.

"He's actually got two writs of execution against him," Mineral County process server Jeff Conley said, explaining that James Newburn of Columbia, Md., has said the former Ridgeley mayor owes him approximately $208,000, while Jackie Collins of Mineral County has said Reeves owes her about $65,000.

Pinal Looks at Additional Fine for Speeders

Speeders in Pinal County busted by photo radar vans could face an additional $36 fee if a process server is needed to hand them a court summons if the ticket is not paid.

The county is looking to institute the new charge to avoid having to pay out of its own pockets for process servers when drivers ignore the tickets they receive in the mail.

Legal Delays Add to Victims' Fears

The Seattle woman figured she'd have no problem securing a protection order against a man who had ignored her repeated requests to be left alone.

It was early April, just days after University of Washington employee Rebecca Griego was shot to death at work by an obsessive ex-boyfriend who had been stalking her despite a protection order.

Putnam Valley shooting Victim Questions Speed of Prosecutor's Probe

Douglas Greenwich, a beefy electrician from Putnam Valley, lifts his T-shirt and shows a 2-inch red scar on his back.

It marks one of the spots where, he says, he was shot in June by process server Dennis Illuminate.

Illuminate first shot Greenwich in the chest, without provocation, after serving him with divorce papers in the driveway of his home, say Greenwich's lawyers, Joseph A. Orlando and Joseph T. Redd.

Process Server Makes Living Delivering Court Papers

If you see a slender, spunky woman wearing a cowboy hat and clutching papers, be cool.

It's R. Scott, whose job as a process server -- someone who serves court papers -- is both dangerous and a critical part of the justice system.

"It's definitely important, because that's how you initiate a case," said Wendy Potts, chief judge of Oakland County Circuit Court. "They've got a lot of responsibility."

Brewers: Dear Dad, Take These Home Runs and Shove It

On a Tuesday night when Prince Fielder supplanted in the record books one of the greatest to ever play the game, the Milwaukee Brewers' first baseman made it clear there is only one player he wants to surpass: his father, Cecil.

The two had a falling out about three years ago, not long after Fielder was the No. 1 pick of the Brewers in the 2002 draft.

When Prince was 18 and playing for the Brewers farm team in Beloit in 2002, he was served papers by a process server naming his father in a debt case as he walked off the field after a game.

The younger Fielder also recounted how he felt slighted when he was drafted because he read and heard the only reason he was a top pick was because of his last name — one well established in the game because of his father's 14-year career during which he hit 319 home runs.

Process Server Has Trouble Finding Ed Jew, Too

It's not just San Francisco officials and voters who have had difficulty figuring out where Supervisor Ed Jew lives - the process server dispatched to deliver his suspension papers had a tough time finding him as well.

Process server Nicholas Vratari was called in by mayoral Chief of Staff Phil Ginsburg on Monday evening and was asked to be "especially courteous" and not ambush the supervisor.

Vratari's first stop was Jew's house on 28th Avenue in the Sunset District. It wasn't easy to find, because the numbers were gone from out front. When Vratari tried the door, no one answere

HC Refuses to Reinstate Trial Court Staff

Justice Hema Kohli dismissed a petition filed by Rishipal, a process server in Tis Hazari Court, challenging the April 2006 order passed by the Administrative Civil Judge terminating him from the job for not serving the summons twice in a probate case.

"The charges that were proved against the petitioner were serious in nature, the job of a process server, being an important ingredient in the smooth and efficient functioning of the courts," the Court observed.