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Discover LudwigThe phrase "serve papers" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to the act of officially delivering legal documents, such as a court summons or subpoena, to a person or organization. Example: The lawyer hired a process server to serve the divorce papers to her client's estranged spouse.
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"Our guys serve papers every day.
I don't serve papers myself anymore, but I used to have fun doing it.
Initially, Joe is instructed by his buffoonish boss, Ray (Cedric the Entertainer), to serve papers on Sara.
(The terrorist network offered no legal defense; lawyers for the insurers even tried to serve papers on prisoners at Guantanamo Bay).
But Mr. Joyce said her action was most favorable to banks and foreclosure lawyers because it allowed them to serve papers on debtors more quickly and cheaply.
When Rambam, accompanied by a defense lawyer, rang the bell of von Habsburg's SoHo apartment to serve papers, the U.S. Attorney's office sent a letter accusing him of harassment.
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He said that his former wife was served papers about the divorce proceedings.
A spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of State said it had not been served papers and had no comment.
In 1963, Klein renegotiated Cooke's deal with RCA, after serving papers on the label requesting an audit on royalties.
She recently served papers on an elderly woman in Redwood City, arriving to find her on her deathbed, surrounded by grieving family members.
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