Opinion ID: 1172230
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Diligent attempts to effect service

Text: The Sammises next assert that they diligently attempted to serve the respondents in this case. In Mr. Sammis' affidavit, he states, I have made a diligent and good faith effort in pursuing the claims in this case and the following demonstrates what I have done and what has occurred in this case. The majority of the affidavit, however, is irrelevant as to why the Sammises failed to timely serve the defendants, as the events which Mr. Sammis describes occurred outside the relevant time frame, either before the filing of the amended complaint or after the six-month period had expired. He also did not elaborate on what steps he took to locate the respondents and to ascertain how he could serve them. Although the Sammises are correct in asserting that a court may consider a party's diligent efforts to effect service, the Sammises did not meet their burden of establishing good cause given the dearth of specific information regarding attempts at service.