Legal Question in Personal Injury in California

The problem is that you have to have someone else serve a copy of your claim on the defendant. How will you do so if you don't know his/her name or address? You might have to invest in hiring an investigator to get the details before you file the lawsuit.

Someone asked this same question about 4-6 weeks ago. The answer does not change. The clerk will probably refuse to accept the filing if not all the boxes are filled out. Even if you get past that, when you appear in court the judge will ask if the defendant has been served; if not, the case will be continued to a new date, asnd on that date it may be dismissed for lack of service. You can not get a judgment against some one who has not been served with the complaint. Why waste the filing fee and your time in suing before you know who the defendant is and their address. Did you try using the reverse directory as I suggested to tie the phone number to a person? Did you call the number and without revealing who you actually are try to get information from them?