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    From G.B. Cricket@21:1/5 to All on Tue Sep 6 22:47:28 2022
    Hello all,

    Quite a few years ago, I filed an eviction action in a Florida county.
    The Sheriff at that time was not too diligent (or bright) and after 3+
    weeks, he had not delivered or posted the summons. I called him on the
    phone to politely inquire why the summons had not been delivered. He
    told me he wasn't worried about it. Finally, I had to go over his head
    to get responsible action.

    Fast forward to today. A different Sheriff. About a week and a half
    ago, I filed another eviction. So far, no delivery or posting.

    I'm wondering about the standards of conduct for Florida sheriffs
    regarding delivering a summons. What goes for acceptable conduct in this
    area?

    Any pointers or info would be appreciated.

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  • From Stuart O. Bronstein@21:1/5 to G.B. Cricket on Wed Sep 7 09:39:05 2022
    "G.B. Cricket" <nowhere@noone.com> wrote:

    Quite a few years ago, I filed an eviction action in a Florida
    county. The Sheriff at that time was not too diligent (or bright)
    and after 3+ weeks, he had not delivered or posted the summons. I
    called him on the phone to politely inquire why the summons had
    not been delivered. He told me he wasn't worried about it.
    Finally, I had to go over his head to get responsible action.

    Fast forward to today. A different Sheriff. About a week and a
    half ago, I filed another eviction. So far, no delivery or
    posting.

    I'm wondering about the standards of conduct for Florida sheriffs
    regarding delivering a summons. What goes for acceptable conduct
    in this area?

    I've run into the same issue in California. Sheriffs have more
    important things to do, so serving process is low down on their
    priority list. If you want quicker action, especially for an
    eviction, get a private process server.

    --
    Stu
    http://DownToEarthLawyer.com

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  • From Rick@21:1/5 to G.B. Cricket on Wed Sep 7 13:39:44 2022
    "G.B. Cricket" wrote in message news:tf83uf$1cn1$1@gioia.aioe.org...

    Hello all,

    Quite a few years ago, I filed an eviction action in a Florida county.
    The Sheriff at that time was not too diligent (or bright) and after 3+
    weeks, he had not delivered or posted the summons. I called him on the
    phone to politely inquire why the summons had not been delivered. He
    told me he wasn't worried about it. Finally, I had to go over his head
    to get responsible action.

    Fast forward to today. A different Sheriff. About a week and a half
    ago, I filed another eviction. So far, no delivery or posting.

    I'm wondering about the standards of conduct for Florida sheriffs
    regarding delivering a summons. What goes for acceptable conduct in this >area?

    Any pointers or info would be appreciated.


    I'm pretty certain Sheriff is an elected position in Florida. I think you address this the same way you address any other politician you you don't
    think is performing properly. Get together with other voters and vote the person out.

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