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Orange — Civil Application for Publication of Summons

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2026-09-26
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2026-09-27
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Orange County

Orange — Civil Application for Publication of Summons

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA Self-Help Services COUNTY OF ORANGE www.occourts.org/self-help

CIVIL APPLICATION FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS

SELF-HELP FORM PACKET

SHC-CIV-03 (Rev. 07/01/2026)

Self-Help Services can review your completed forms before you file them with the Court. To request review of your completed forms, visit your nearest Self-Help Center location: • Central Justice Center: 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, 92701 • Costa Mesa Justice Complex: 3390 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, 92626 • Harbor Justice Center: 4601 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach, 92660 • Lamoreaux Justice Center: 341 The City Drive South, Orange 92868 • North Justice Center: 1275 N. Berkeley Ave., Fullerton, 92832 • Stephen K. Tamura - West Justice Center: 8141 13th St., Westminster, 92683

www.occourts.org/self-help

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ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name & Address): FOR COURT USE ONLY

Telephone No.: Fax No. (Optional): E-Mail Address (Optional): ATTORNEY FOR (Name): Bar No: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE JUSTICE CENTER: - 700 Civic Center Dr. West, Santa Ana, CA 92701-4045 □Central D Civil Complex Center - 751 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92701-4512 D Harbor - Newport Beach Facility - 4601 Jamboree Rd., Newport Beach, CA 92660-2595 D Lamoreaux - 341 The City Drive, Orange, CA 92868-3205 D North - 1275 N. Berkeley Ave., P. 0. Box 5000, Fullerton, CA 92838-0500 D West - 8141 13th Street, Westminster, CA 92683-4593 PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER: CASE NUMBER:

DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:

Case assigned to:
APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF Judge:
CITATION Department: □SUMMONS □ Date complaint filed:
Hearing/trial date:

  1. I am the D plaintiff/petitioner D plaintitrs attorney/respondent's attorney.

  2. I apply for an order pursuant to Section 415.50 of the Code of Civil Procedure to permit service

    by publication on (name of party to be seNed): ________________

  3. The party named above cannot with reasonable diligence be served in another manner specified in Section 415.10 et seq. of the Code of Civil Declarations of search, declarations Procedure□ by investigators, etc., are attached to this application.

  4. A cause of action exists against the party upon whom service is to be made or he or she is a necessary or proper party to the action, or the party to be served has or claims an interest in real or personal property in this state that is subject to the jurisdiction of the court or the relief demanded in the action consists wholly or in part in excluding the party from any interest in the property.

  5. Service of the summons or citation will be published in (name of newspaper):

    -----------------------------------' which is most likely to give actual notice to the party to be served. Publication will be made at least once a week for four successive weeks. A copy of the summons or citation, the complaint or petition, and the order for publication will be mailed forthwith to the party if his or her address is ascertained before expiration of the time prescribed for publication of the summons or citation.

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

Date:

{TYPE OR PRINT NAME} {SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT OR ATTORNEY} Approved for Optional Use APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF Page1 of2 L-0254 (Rev. July 2013)) SUMMONS OR CITATION Code of Civil Procedure,§ 415 .50, Family Code§§ 7882, 8604(b}

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PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER: CASE NUMBER:

DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that the service of the summons or citation in this action against (name of party to be served):-------------------------------­ be published in (name of newspaper): -------------------------------------' which is most likely to give actual notice to the party to be served. Publication is to be made at least once a week for four successive weeks. A copy of the summons or citation, the complaint or petition, and the order for publication is to be mailed forthwith to the party if his or her address is ascertained before expiration of the time prescribed for publication of the summons or citation.

Date: -------- JUDICIAL OFFICER

Approved for Optional Use APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF Page 2 of 2 L-0254 (Rev. (July 2013) SUMMONS OR CITATION Code of Civil Procedure, § 415.50, Family Code§§ 7882, 8604(b)

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ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY: STATE BAR NO.: FOR COURT USE ONLY NAME: FIRM NAME: STREET ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE: TELEPHONE NO.: FAX NO.: E-MAIL ADDRESS: ATTORNEY FOR (name): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE JUSTICE CENTER: □ Central - 700 Civic Center Dr. West, Santa Ana, CA 92701-4045 □ Civil Complex Center - 751 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, CA92701-4512 □ Harbor-Newport Beach Facility- 4601 Jamboree Rd., Newport Beach, CA92660 - 2595 □ Lamoreaux - 341 The City Drive, Orange, CA 92868-3 205 □ North - 1275 N. Berkeley Ave., P. 0. Box 5000 , Fullerton, CA92838 -0500 th Street, Westminster, CA 92683 -4593 □ West-8141 13 PLAINTIFF: CASE NUMBER:

DEFENDANT:

CERTIFICATE OF DUE DILIGENCE Case assigned to: Judge:
Department:
Date complaint filed:
Hearing/trial date:

I certify that I am and was on the dates herein mentioned, over the age of 18 years and not a party to the action. After due and diligent effort, I have been unable to effect personal service on the within-named defendant(s):

due to the following reasons: (If additional space is needed, attach separate page(s) and indicate the number of pages attached.)

Residence Address Date and Time Service Attempted Reason for Non-Service

Business Address Date and Time Service Attempted Reason for Non-Service

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

Date: ____________

(TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF DECLARANT)

CERTIFICATE OF DUE DILIGENCE

Approved for Optional Use L849 (Rev. March 2019) DC105

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1 2 3 4 In Pro Per 5 6 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 7 COUNTY OF ORANGE 8 9 ) Case No.: 10 ) ) DECLARATION RE: DUE DILIGENCE11 Petitioner, ) PURSUANT TO CCP §§415.10-415.50 12 vs. ) 13 ______Q)14 ______R_es po nd _en_t 15 I, , declare as follows: 16 I am the Petitioner in this action. I have been unable to locate the whereabouts of the 17 Respondent. The Petition in this action was filed and Summons was issued on ______ 18 I have an Order for Waiver of Fees and Costs on file in this matter. 19 Respondent's last known residence address is: _______________ 20 21 I have attempted to locate the other party by doing the following: 22 1. □ I attempted to reach him or her at their last known address. 23 Result: ----------------------------- 24 25 2. □ I have looked in the online or print telephone directory for the area the other party was 26 living in when I last had contact with the party. 27 Directory Name: -------Result: ---------------- 28 Directory Name: Result: ________________

Declaration Re: Due Diligence (CCP §415.10-415.50)

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1 3. □ Contacted the party's last known place of employment. Employer: _______ 2 Dates employed there: ________________________ 3 Result: ------------------------------ 4 □ I was unable to contact the party's last known place of employment because: 5 6 4. □ Contacted the party's relatives. 7 Name: ----------- Date: ------ Result: -------- 8 Name: Date: Result: -------- 9 Name: ___________ Date: ------ Result: --------- 10 □ I was unable to contact the party's relatives because: ____________ 11 12 13 5. □ Contacted the party's friends and acquaintances. 14 Name: ----------- Date: ------ Result: -------- 15 Name: Date: Result: -------- 16 Name: Date: Result: -------- 17 □ I was unable to contact the party's friends and acquaintances because: 18 19 20 6. □ Contact the County Tax Assessors where you believe the other party owns property. 21 County: ________ Date: ________ Contact Info: ______ 22 Result: ------------------------------ 23 □ I was unable to contact the County Tax Assessors Office because: ________ 24 25 7. □ If you have a reason to believe that the other person is currently in a hospital or jail, 26 contact that hospital or jail and note results. 27 Place: ______________Date: ______ Time: 28 Result: ------------------------------

Declaration Re: Due Diligence (CCP §415.10-415.50)

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1 8. □ My other efforts to locate the person include: _______________ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 16 foregoing is true and correct. Executed on ______ at------8 California. 17 18 Petitioner, In Pro Per19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Declaration Re: Due Diligence (CCP §415.10-415.50)

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE WWW.OCCOURTS.ORG

NEWSPAPERS OF GENERAL CIRCULATION (ADJUDICATED)

Pursuant to Section 6000-6027 of the Government Code, the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, has ruled that the following publications are newspapers of general circulation. 1

Date

Name of Publication Address Telephone Number Ordered

*ANAHEIM BULLETIN 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 12/28/1951 714-796-7983 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

ANAHEIM PRESS 121 E. Chestnut Avenue, 12/13/2017 626-301-1010 Monrovia, CA 91016 legals@hlrmedia.com

BUENA PARK/ANAHEIM 5119 Ball Road 714-952-8505 10/18/1996 INDEPENDENT Cypress, CA 90630 info@localnewsQaQers.org

*CAPISTRANO VALLEY NEWS 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 06/07/1984 714-796-7983 Irvine CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

COTO DE CAZA NEWS 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 949-589-9990 08/29/1995 Irvine, CA 92614 mvlegals@yahoo.com *CURRENT 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 714-796-7983 06/06/2003 Irvine CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

**DAILY PILOT N/A 888-881-6181 09/26/1961 lalegal@tribune.com *DANA POINT NEWS 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 02/19/1998 714-796-7983 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

DANA POINT TIMES 34932 Calle Del Sol, Suite B 949-388-7700 XlO0 08/23/2018 Capistrano Beach, CA 92624 Legals@Qicketfencemedia.com EVENT NEWSPAPERS 5119 Ball Road 714-220-0292 06/23/2000 Cypress, CA 90630 info@localnews12a12ers.org *FOUNTAIN VALLEY VIEW 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 07/01/1998 Irvine, CA 92614 714-796-7983 scampos@scng.com

*FULLERTON NEWS TRIBUNE 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 02/09/1952 714-796-7983 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

1 The newspapers shall remain on this list until court's ruling is vacated, modified, or set aside pursuant to GC 6024 Revised 06/2025 L-1116

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE WWW.OCCOURTS.ORG

NEWSPAPERS OF GENERAL CIRCULATION (ADJUDICATED)

Pursuant to Section 6000-6027 of the Government Code, the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, has ruled that the following publications are newspapers of general circulation. 1

Date

Name of Publication Address Telephone Number Ordered

**HUNTINGTON BEACH N/A 888-881-6181 08/26/1994 INDEPENDENT lalegal@tribune.com (Zoned area of Daily Pilot)

*HUNTINGTON BEACH WAVE 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 07/01/1998 714-796-7983 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

HUNTINGTON HARBOUR SUN 216 Main Street 562-430-7555 07/26/1991 JOURNAL Seal Beach, CA 90740

HUNTINGTON VOICE 3010 E. Anaheim Street 562-438-5641 09/12/2007 Attn: Dee PFanstiel Long Beach, CA 90804

INDEPENDENT 5119 Ball Road 714-220-0292 12/05/2003 Cypress, CA 90630 info@localnewsQaQers.org

IRVINE ORACLE 3010 E. Anaheim Street 562-438-5641 02/08/2007 Attn: Dee PFanstiel Long Beach, CA 90804

*IRVINE WORLD NEWS 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 08/23/1990 714-796-7983 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

LADERA RANCH NEWS 23472 Vista Del Verde, #6 949-589-9990 12/30/2004 Coto de Caza, CA 92679 mvlegals@Hahoo.com

**LAGUNA BEACH COAST LINE N/A 888-881-6181 07/27/1992 PILOT lalegal@tribune.com (Zoned area of Daily Pilot) *LAGUNA NEWS POST 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 09/28/1967 714-796-7983 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

*LAGUNA NIGUEL NEWS 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 02/19/1998 714-796-7983 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

1 The newspapers shall remain on this list until court's ruling is vacated, modified, or set aside pursuant to GC 6024 Revised 06/2025 L-1116

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE WWW.OCCOURTS.ORG

NEWSPAPERS OF GENERAL CIRCULATION (ADJUDICATED)

Pursuant to Section 6000-6027 of the Government Code, the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, has ruled that the following publications are newspapers of general circulation. 1

Date

Name of Publication Address Telephone Number Ordered

*LAGUNA WOODS GLOBE 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 714-796-7983 05/01/2006 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

MISSION VIEJO NEWS 23472 Vista del Verde, Suite 6 949-589-2333 07/06/2000 Coto de Caza, CA 92679 mvlegals@yahoo.com

NEWPORT NEWS 23472 Vista Del Verde, Suite 6 949-589-9990 07/15/1997 Coto De Caza, CA 92679 mvlegals@yahoo.com

NEWS ENTERPRISE 7441 Garden Grove Blvd., Suite G 714-894-2575 02/08/1994 Garden Grove, CA 92841 info@localnews12a12ers.org

NGUOI VIET DAILY NEWS, INC. 14771 Moran Street 714-892-9414 06/06/2011 Westminster, CA 92683

*ORANGE CITY NEWS 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 08/17/1970 714-796-7983 Irvine CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS 18500 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 150 949-833-8373 04/24/1990 JOURNAL Irvine, CA 92612

ORANGE COUNTY NEWS 7441 Garden Grove Blvd., Suite G 714-894-2575 01/31/1978 Garden Grove, CA 92841 info@localnews12a12ers.org *ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER 01/18/1952 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 714-796-7983 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

ORANGE COUNTY REPORTER 600 W. Santa Ana Blvd., #205 714-543-2027 06/02/1922 Santa Ana, CA 92701

ORANGE VOICE 3010 E. Anaheim Street 562-438-5641 09/17/2007 Attn: Dee PFanstiel Long Beach, CA 90804

1 The newspapers shall remain on this list until court's ruling is vacated, modified, or set aside pursuant to GC 6024 Revised 06/2025 L-1116

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE WWW.OCCOURTS.ORG

NEWSPAPERS OF GENERAL CIRCULATION (ADJUDICATED)

Pursuant to Section 6000-6027 of the Government Code, the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, has ruled that the following publications are newspapers of general circulation. 1

Date

Name of Publication Address Telephone Number Ordered

*PLACENTIA NEWS TIMES 10/26/1982 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 714-796-7983 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

*SADDLEBACK VALLEY NEWS 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 08/02/1988 714-796-7983 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

SAN CLEMENTE NEWS 23472 Vista Del Verde, #6 949-589-9990 03/21/2006 Coto de Caza, CA 92679 mvlegals@yahoo.com

SAN CLEMENTE TIMES 34932 Calle Del Sol, Suite B 949-388-7700 XlO0 08/23/2018 Capistrano Beach, CA 92624 Legals@r1icketfencemedia.com

SANTA ANA VOICE 3010 E. Anaheim Street 562-438-5641 09/17/2007 Attn: Dee PFanstiel Long Beach, CA 90804

SEAL BEACH SUN 216 Main Street 562-430-7555 02/24/1975 Seal Beach, CA 90740

*STAR PROGRESS 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 714-796-7983 06/15/2001 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

*SUN POST NEWS 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 714-796-7983 06/20/1994 Irvine, CA 92614 scamp os@scn g.com

*TUSTIN NEWS 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 08/24/1928 714-796-7983 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

WESTMINSTER HERALD 5789 Westminster Blvd. 714-893-4501 01/31/1964 Westminster, CA 92683 info@localnewsr1ar1ers.org

WESTMINSTER JOURNAL 7441 Garden Grove, Suite G 714-895-3484 11/12/1980 Garden Grove, CA 92841 info@localnewsr1ar1ers.org

1 The newsp a p ers shall remain on this list until court's rulin g is vacated, modified, or set aside p ursuant to GC 6024 Revised 06/2025 L-1116

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE WWW.OCCOURTS.ORG

NEWSPAPERS OF GENERAL CIRCULATION (ADJUDICATED)

Pursuant to Section 6000-6027 of the Government Code, the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, has ruled that the following publications are newspapers of general circulation. 1

Date

Name of Publication Address Telephone Number Ordered

*YORBA LINDA STAR 1920 Main Street, Suite 225, 05/07/1952 714-796-7983 Irvine, CA 92614 scampos@scng.com

YORBA LINDA VOICE 3010 E. Anaheim Street 562-438-5641 09/12/2007 Attn: Dee PFanstiel Long Beach, CA 90804

*Orange County Register **Los Angeles Times

1 The newspapers shall remain on this list until court's ruling is vacated, modified, or set aside pursuant to GC 6024 Revised 06/2025 L-1116

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