Process Server Sues Police

A private process server filed suit Tuesday saying police refused to intervene when a business' security guards would not let him serve garnishment papers on an employee.

Charles Fineberg says in the Circuit Court suit that civil private process servers have the same power as sheriff's deputies, who also serve civil process and court orders and that it is a criminal offense for anyone to prevent a process server from serving papers.

In incidents in June and July, the suit says, Fineberg was denied access to the Nike plant by security personnel from Guardsmark and police told him they were advised from "on high" not to get involved in the matter.

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