Patent ID: 6975996

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for facilitating delivery of a subpoena, the method comprising: receiving into a computer server, information from one or more governmental agencies comprising the subject matter of a subpoena, wherein the information comprises data providing a legal description of one or more legal persons to be served the subpoena; storing the information comprising the subject matter of the subpoena on the computer server; associating a unique subpoena identifier with the stored information comprising the subject matter of the subpoena; designating a particular computing device for each of the persons to be served the subpoena, each of the respective computing devices in operative communication with the computer server via an electronic communications network; transmitting the information comprising the subpoena and the unique subpoena identifier from the server to each of the designated computing devices associated with each of the one or more persons to be served the subpoena; receiving data into the computer server from one or more of the computing devices associated with each of the one or more persons to be served the subpoena, wherein the data received into the computer server comprises an indication generated by an affirmative action by the person to be served the subpoena or a person acting on behalf of the person to be served the subpoena, acknowledging: receipt of the subpoena identified with the unique subpoena identifier; receipt of a hardcopy of the subpoena and data related to the subject matter of the subpoena; tracking those designated computing devices from which data is received; and creating an indication of which persons have responded to the subpoena based upon the tracking of the designated computing devices and the unique subpoena identifier.