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Santa Barbara — SC-2003-A8

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2026-09-26
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2026-09-27

Santa Barbara — SC-2003-A8

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ATTACHMENT 8

DECLARATION OF DUE DILIGENCE

I, the undersigned, declare:

  1. I made a reasonable search and cannot locate and serve the following person:

Name

  1. The last known postal address of the person named in paragraph 1 is:

  2. The last contact I had with the person named in paragraph 1 or the last information I had concerning his/her whereabouts is as follows:

  3. My attorney or a process server attempted to locate the person named in paragraph 1. A declaration

from my attorney or process server describing the results of his or her efforts to locate the person is submitted separately.

  1. I spoke with the following relatives, friends, and others having knowledge of the person’s whereabouts of the person named in paragraph 1, and these were the results:

Name Date of Relationship to Result
Contact Missing Person

  1. I searched the telephone directory for ______________________ County (where the person was last known to live) and this was the result:

Optional Form ATTACHMENT 8 TO APPLICATION FOR Page 1 of 3 SC-2003-A8 [New Jan. 2020] PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS

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  1. There is reason to believe the person is in prison. I contacted the California Prisoner Locator

    System at (916) 445-6713 and the Federal Bureau of Prisons online inmate locator website and this was the result:

  2. I searched the internet using search engines such as Google or Bing and public databases as well as social media websites such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to locate the person and this was the result:

  3. I emailed and texted the person entitled to notice at their last known email address/telephone number to ask for their postal address and this was the result:

  4. I checked with the following persons who may have knowledge concerning the whereabouts of the person named in paragraph 1:

    Last known employer Date of contact Result

Optional Form ATTACHMENT 8 TO APPLICATION FOR Page 2 of 3 SC-2003-A8 [New Jan. 2020] PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS

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Last known landlord Date of contact Result

  1. I searched the following public records in _________________________ County with the following result:

    Tax Assessor’s Name Index

    Other

  2. I have the physical or email address of the following persons, who are related to the person entitled to service/notice:

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the forgoing is true and correct.

Executed on (date) ________________, at (city) _________________________, California.

(Type or Print Name) (Signature)

Optional Form ATTACHMENT 8 TO APPLICATION FOR Page 3 of 3 SC-2003-A8 [New Jan. 2020] PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS Print Form Clear Form

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