Service of Process Guidelines & Information

Service of Process:

Service of Process is when legal documents such as summonses, complaints, subpoenas, writs, and other court documents are delivered to the person required to respond to them.  In the case of the University, specific offices have been designated to receive such legal documents.

If you wish to serve a summons or complaint to the University of California, please refer to the following:

     Service of Process on the Regents of the University of California [PDF]

If you wish to serve a subpoena to the University of California, the process are as follows:

Subpoena for University records

A subpoena duces tecum or a deposition subpoena is served upon the “custodian” of the required records.  The Registrar has been delegated responsibility to respond to their department’s subpoenaed university records.  Additionally, the police department has been delegated responsibility to respond to their department’s subpoenas for police officer personal appearance.  All other units must direct the process server to serve the subpoena to the Information Practices Office for response on behalf of the campus.  If you have any questions about accepting a subpoena contact Information Practices (pra@ucsc.edu) in the Chancellor’s Office or Campus Counsel’s Office (campuscounsel@ucsc.edu).

Subpoena for named individual

A subpoena may be served upon an individual person named in the subpoena.  If the named individual is available, allow the person to accept service.  If the named individual is unavailable, a “person obviously in charge” can accept service.

Campus personnel are not authorized to accept legal service on behalf of The Regents of the University of California.  The process server should be directed to UC Office of General Counsel for service at the following address:

     General Counsel of The Regents 
     Office of the General Counsel of The Regents 
     1111 Franklin Street, 8th Floor 
     Oakland, California 94607-5200

If a subpoena is addressed to The Regents but specifies records that are held locally, please contact Information Practices (pra@ucsc.edu).  If you need assistance you may direct the server to Kerr Hall, where the reception desk will contact the Office of Campus Counsel.

For more information with regard to general guidance concerning subpoenaed University records and the propriety of a subpoena or disclosure of documents requested therein, please refer to our Privacy and Information Practices FAQs.
 

Public Records Requests

If you wish to make a Public Records Request, please refer to the Privacy and Information Practices Office.