Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Georgia

service of process
A private detective was sent to my home, by an out of state attorney, looking for a man who does not live at my address. He was trying to serve this man a summons issued from another a state other than mine. I told the PI, the police and sheriff the man does not live at my home. The police and sheriff believed what I had stated, however, the PI kept coming around finally saying to me ''Just give me an address so I can get paid.'' I don't have an address for the man.
I began getting letters from the attorney who sent the PI and I wrote him informing him of everything the PI did to me at my home, including looking through my mail and gaining entrance to my looked building. The attorney kept sending letters to my address. I recently received a letter from an out of state judge. I wrote the judge a letter explaining what the PI and attorney have been doing to me. I was told by an attorney to get the ''affidavit of service''. I just received a copy of the affidavit and it shows the PI stating under oath he served this man at my home. I'm furious. What can I do and can I sue the PI and attorney for lying under oath and harrassment? I am willing to state under oath the man does not live at my home.

Asked on 5/31/06, 5:41 pm

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Scott Riddle Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, LLC

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It sounds like you have given them a lot more attention than they deserved. They came to the house, and you provided an explanation. The second time the PI came, you should have again told him that you had no information, and after that called the police as you would have with anyone who kept coming on the property and entered a building. You have nothing to do with the lawsuit, so you need to stay out of it, stop writing letters to the judge and worrying about lying under oath in a case that has nothing to do with you. Likely, the issue is over for you. Let the parties to the lawsuit worry about what happens in that case. If the PI comes around, call the police.

Answered on 5/31/06, 5:51 pm

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