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The Barnstable
County Sheriff's Department Civil Process Office, under Chief Deputy Bradley
R. Parker, Jr., consists of eleven Deputy Sheriffs, support and clerical
staff. The Division's operations, routed in ancient common law as well
as controlled by Massachusetts General Laws, are specialized, but the
Civil Process Deputies probably have more contact with the general public
than any other branch of the Sheriff's Office. In addition, the Civil
Process Division operates at no cost to the County or to the taxpayers.
The services are paid by attorneys or individual plaintiffs under a statutory-fee
structure. Fully computerized, the Civil Process office is located adjacent
to the Barnstable County Complex at 3261 Main Street in Barnstable Village.
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The
Deputy Sheriffs of this Office deliver legal notices and Court papers
from all Massachusetts Courts, as well as from the various Courts in other
states or counties. They are legally capable to serve process in all fifteen
towns within the County of Barnstable. The cases vary from small claims
matters to multi-million dollar real estate attachments and major Superior
Court matters.
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This
Office deals in six broad areas:
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- The
largest volume of cases are monetary or contractual disputes, where
the Deputies are charged with delivery of summons, complaint, notice
of suit and successive post-judgment papers.
- Delivery
of Witness subpoenas and notices of deposition.
- In cases
of defaulted judgments, Writs of Capias warrant the Deputy to arrest
and transport to any court in the Commonwealth.
- Delivery
of Probate Court documents concerning divorce proceedings, custody
matters, disputed estates and child support cases.
- Real
estate attachments and levies on executions, up to and including Sheriff's
sales of real property in Barnstable County.
- Landlord-tenant
matters where Deputies deliver notices to quit, summary process summons
and complaints and ejectment executions.
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Civil Process handled about 12,600 cases last year and offers professional,
competent and courteous service to attorneys and the public in a timely
manner. The Office is especially careful to maintain proper respect
for the rights of all parties concerned. Whether simple small claims
cases, major lawsuits, or an occasional court-ordered seizure of a boat
or airplane, the Deputy Sheriffs in the Civil Process office are dedicated
to ensuring proper and professional service of process.
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The Barnstable
County Sheriff's Department Civil Process Office can be reached at 508-362-9578. |
