State statute
Merced — MSC-CV-005
California foreclosure, tax-defaulted, court-ordered and probate-sale law and official procedures — verbatim and citable.
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- 2026-09-26
- Last updated
- 2026-09-27
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- Merced County
Merced — MSC-CV-005¶
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MSC-CV-005 ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name and address) FOR COURT USE ONLY
Attorney for (Name): MERCED COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 627 W. 21st Street, Merced, CA 95340 1159 “G” Street, Los Banos, CA 93635 CIVIL DIVISION
PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER: CASE NUMBER:
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:
ORDER ON EX PARTE APPLICATION TO SERVE SUMMONS BY POSTING FOR UNLAWFUL DETAINER
On reading and filling the application of _____________________________, Plaintiff herein, the Court
makes the following findings:
The defendant(s) named in the application cannot with reasonable diligence be served in any manner
specified in Code Civ. Proc., Article 3.
(a) A cause of action exists against the defendant(s) named in the application; and/or (b)
defendant(s) named in the application has or claims an interest in real property in California that is
subject to the jurisdiction of the court; and/or (c) the relief demanded in the complaint consists
wholly or partially in excluding the defendant(s) from any interest in the property.
IT IS ORDERED that the defendant(s) named in the application may be served by posting a copy of the
summons and complaint on the premises in a manner most likely to give actual notice to the defendant(s),
and by immediately mailing, by certified mail, a copy of the summons and complaint to the defendant(s) at
his/her last known address.
SIGN
Dated: ________________ ___________________________________________________ Judicial Officer
For Optional Use ORDER ON EX PARTE APPLICATION TO SERVE Page 1 of 1 MSC-CR-005 [Eff. Jul. 1, 2020] SUMMONS BY POSTING (UD)