Process Server in Century City, California
Since 1961, California law firms have relied on Direct Legal for more than process serving: statewide service of process backed by court filing, records retrieval, subpoena preparation, and judgment enforcement. In Century City, that means servers who work the secured towers along Avenue of the Stars and Century Park East, and a filing team that knows how the court splits Century City cases between Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and downtown.
Century Park East, Century City
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Century City Process Servers for the Towers and the Firms Inside Them
Century City is a district of the City of Los Angeles on the Westside, bordered by Beverly Hills, and one of Southern California's densest concentrations of high-rise offices: law firms, entertainment and talent companies, business managers, and financial firms in the towers along Avenue of the Stars, Century Park East, and Constellation Boulevard. Serving papers here is a secured-lobby job, and our servers work it every business day.
And because Direct Legal is a full litigation support company, not just a serve-and-go operation, the same team that serves your documents can file them at the right courthouse, subpoena the records, run the skip trace, and handle the levy when you win. One partner, from intake through judgment enforcement.
Same-Day & Rush Service Routine, rush, and same-day service levels throughout Century City and the Westside, with documented attempt records and prompt proofs of service.
Built for Litigation Teams Attorneys, paralegals, and legal secretaries at the firms in these towers are our core clients, with clear flat-rate pricing published below.
Legal Support Services in Century City
- Process ServingSummons and complaints, subpoenas, family law documents, unlawful detainers, and small claims, served in compliance with the California Code of Civil Procedure.
- Court FilingFiling at the Beverly Hills and Santa Monica courthouses, where Century City civil, eviction, and small claims cases are filed, at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse for personal injury, family law, and probate, and at every Los Angeles Superior Court location.
- E-RecordingElectronic recording of abstracts of judgment, liens, deeds, and other recordable documents with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
- Skip TracingIf a subject can't be located, our licensed skip tracers can search for a current address using licensed databases and field intelligence.
- Records RetrievalMedical, employment, and business records by subpoena, with deposition officer services.
- Subpoena DomesticationOut-of-state subpoenas domesticated for use in California and California subpoenas prepared for actions pending in other states, then issued, served, and returned.
- Writ LeviesBank levies, wage garnishments, till taps, keeper levies, and vehicle levies under your writ of execution, opened at the correct Los Angeles County Sheriff's Civil Management Bureau branch.
- E-FilingMandatory e-filing with Los Angeles Superior Court for civil and probate through an approved provider, plus physical filing wherever the court still accepts it.
Century City Process Server Pricing & Rates
Flat rates by service level. Choose the level that fits your deadline.
| Service Level | Law Firms / Legal Departments | Party without Attorney |
|---|---|---|
| StandardFirst attempt in 3 to 5 days, up to 4 to 6 total attempts | $95 | $150 |
| PriorityFirst attempt the next business day, with continued expedited follow-up | $145 | $200 |
| Urgent Same-DayFirst attempt the same day, with expedited follow-up | $175 | $250 |
| On DemandAttempted as soon as possible, including orders received after the deadline. Contact us to confirm availability. | $225 | $300 |
| Support: Law Firms and Legal Departments | Available: Phone (800) 675-5376Available: Email support@ | |
| Support: Parties without an AttorneyPlease include your account number when you email us. | Available: Email support@ | |
- Order deadline and processing. California orders must be received by 1:30 PM Pacific to begin processing that business day, and orders for service outside California by 10:30 AM Pacific. Orders received after the deadline are processed as if received the next business day. Urgent (same-day) and On Demand requests received after 1:30 PM are subject to availability.
- Pages and pricing. Each order includes the first 50 pages; additional pages are $0.50 each. Prices and service times are per person or entity and per address attempted, and include up to 4 to 6 attempts per address in California or 3 to 5 attempts outside California, unless otherwise stated.
- Address and attempt policy. If an address is invalid, vacant, or nonexistent, or the order is canceled after the first attempt, the full fee remains due and no further attempts are made at that address.
- Additional fees. The portal shows the fees for your order before you submit it. Substitute service mailing, when required by law, is an additional $15. Filing the proof of service with the court, if you request it, is an additional fee; the prices shown do not include it.
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How to Hire a Process Server in Century City
Create Your Account
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Submit Your Order
Upload your documents, enter the Century City address, and choose your service level. Our system is available 24 hours a day.
We Dispatch a Registered Process Server
A registered process server covering Century City and the Westside is dispatched. Unsuccessful attempts are followed up automatically at varied times of day.
Digital Proof of Service Delivered
Your signed proof of service is emailed when service is complete and is available for download, ready to file with the court.
Documents We Serve in Century City
- Summons and complaints
- Subpoenas (civil, criminal, and deposition)
- Divorce and family law papers
- Child custody and support orders
- Eviction notices (unlawful detainer)
- Wage attachments and bank levy orders
- Orders for examination of judgment debtor
- Small claims filings (SC-100)
- Motions, pleadings, and discovery documents
- Out-of-state subpoena domestication
- Petitions (probate, civil harassment, elder abuse)
Why Law Firms Choose Direct Legal
Registered & Bonded
Every process server is registered and bonded under California Business & Professions Code § 22350.
Real-Time Case Tracking
Check your order any time in your account, from the first attempt to completed service.
Same-Day & Rush Service
Standard, Priority, Urgent, and On Demand levels, with Urgent same-day service for orders received by 1:30 PM Pacific.
Digital Proof of Service
Your signed proof of service is ready to download as soon as service is complete.
Westside Filing
Century City cases are split among Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and downtown, and our filing team checks the court's locator on every filing.
In-House Skip Tracing
When an address goes bad, our skip tracers find a current one so service can continue.
Built for Law Firms, Not One-Time Serves
There's a difference between someone who serves papers and a litigation support partner. Since 1961, as California's oldest family-owned process serving company, we've helped attorneys solve litigation problems: complex service, records subpoenas on major matters, out-of-state domestication, and judgment enforcement. When unusual issues arise (and in litigation, they always do), you'll be working with professionals who've likely solved that problem before.
Leadership recognized throughout the profession Direct Legal is led by CEO Mike Kern, past president of both CALSPro and NAPPS. In 2023 NAPPS gave him its highest honor, the Donald C. “Mac” MacDonald Award. He also speaks at continuing education programs for paralegals and legal secretaries across California.
Records retrieval with decades behind it Our Records Retrieval Division is managed by professionals with over 40 years of experience, including work on some of California's largest litigation matters.
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Our Process Servers Cover Century City and the Westside
Every Century City tower and the Westside neighborhoods around it, plus the rest of Los Angeles County.
Nearby process server pages: Beverly Hills · Santa Monica · Los Angeles · CT Corporation, Glendale · All California locations
Courts Serving Century City
Century City cases are split among several courthouses. The closest, the Beverly Hills Courthouse, takes Century City small claims and many of its unlimited civil cases.
Beverly Hills Courthouse
9355 Burton Way
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Small claims cases from Century City, and unlimited civil cases (the court's locator lists both Beverly Hills and Santa Monica for ZIP 90067), plus traffic. The Sheriff's Civil Management Bureau has a walk-up window in the building.
More for Century City cases
- Santa Monica Courthouse1725 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Unlawful detainers and restraining orders from Century City, and unlimited civil cases. The Sheriff's counter here is temporarily closed.
- Stanley Mosk Courthouse111 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Unlimited personal injury, family law, probate, and limited civil cases from Century City.
- Chatsworth CourthouseLimited civil collection cases from Century City ZIP code 90067.
Mandatory E-Filing in Los Angeles County
Electronic Filing
Los Angeles Superior Court requires e-filing for represented parties in civil and probate cases through an approved e-filing service provider; self-represented litigants may e-file but aren't required to. In small claims, attorneys must e-file post-judgment documents. Under the court's rules, writs and abstracts are e-filed as a separate electronic envelope, a detail that matters when you're enforcing a judgment on a deadline. Our California e-filing service
How Century City Cases Are Split
The court's Filing Court Locator sends Century City (ZIP 90067) cases to several courthouses: small claims to Beverly Hills, unlawful detainers and restraining orders to Santa Monica, unlimited civil to Beverly Hills or Santa Monica, family law, probate, and limited civil to Stanley Mosk, and limited civil collections to Chatsworth. Unlimited personal injury cases must be filed at Stanley Mosk under Local Rule 2.3. We check the locator on every filing.
Sheriff Civil Management Bureau
Los Angeles County levies are opened at the Sheriff's Civil Management Bureau branch for the service area, and registered process server openings are by appointment only. Any levy served on CT Corporation System must be opened at the Los Angeles branch. The Beverly Hills Courthouse has a Civil Management Bureau walk-up window, while the Santa Monica counter is temporarily closed. Since January 1, 2025, levy instructions on a judgment for a personal debt must include a declaration under CCP 684.130, now made on the Judicial Council's Declaration of Address Verification (form WG-015/EJ-135). Writ levy services
How Individuals Are Served in Century City
California law allows several ways to serve a person. We always try personal service first and document every attempt so your proof of service holds up to challenge.
- CCP § 415.10
Personal Service
Documents are handed directly to the individual. This is the most defensible method in court and always our first approach.
- CCP § 415.20
Substitute Service
After reasonable diligence, documents may be left with a competent adult at the person's home or usual place of business, then mailed first-class to the same address. Every prior attempt is documented in writing so the proof of service holds up to challenge.
Starting January 1, 2027, AB 747 requires at least three good faith attempts at personal delivery, on three different days at three different times, before substitute service on an individual. Each attempt will also need a photo of the service location stamped with the date, time, and GPS coordinates. Every Direct Legal order already includes up to 4 to 6 attempts at a single California address.
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Secured Office Towers
Century City's towers have lobby security, tenant-controlled floors, and receptionists who screen visitors. California's gate access rule (CCP 415.21) covers staffed gated communities, not office towers, so our servers work with building security and reception, time attempts carefully, and document each one so substitute service at the person's office is available when the law allows it.
- CCP § 415.50
Service by Publication
When a defendant can't be located after standard methods are exhausted, a court may authorize publication in a qualifying newspaper. We can prepare the declaration of diligence the court requires.
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Proof of Service
Every completed service produces a signed proof of service on the Judicial Council form, in your account and inbox the moment service is done, ready to file.
Serving Corporations and Businesses in Century City
Century City's towers house law firms, entertainment and talent companies, business managers, investment firms, and corporate offices. Corporate service here usually means a reception desk on a secured floor, and many companies use commercial registered agents rather than accepting service at their own offices.
Key Rules for Serving a Business in Century City
- A corporation can be served through its registered agent for service of process, or through an officer or general manager (CCP § 416.10).
- Limited liability companies and partnerships are usually served through their registered agent. You can look up an agent on the California Secretary of State business search.
- Thousands of companies use CT Corporation System as their California agent for service of process. Its Southern California office is at 330 N. Brand Blvd. in Glendale. Serving CT Corporation
- A standard USPS P.O. Box is never a valid address for service; a physical street address is required. If the only address we can find is a private mailbox at a mail store, such as a UPS Store, the papers can be left with the store on the first attempt (CCP § 415.20(c)).
Century City Process Serving FAQs
How fast can you serve legal documents in Century City?
We offer routine, rush, and same-day service levels throughout Century City and the Westside. Our servers work this territory every business day, so rush assignments go to a server already in the area, not into tomorrow's queue.
Where are Century City court cases filed?
The court's Filing Court Locator sends Century City (ZIP 90067) cases to several courthouses: small claims to Beverly Hills, unlawful detainers and restraining orders to Santa Monica, unlimited civil to Beverly Hills or Santa Monica, family law, probate, and limited civil to Stanley Mosk, and limited civil collections to Chatsworth. Unlimited personal injury cases must be filed at Stanley Mosk under Local Rule 2.3. We check the locator on every filing.
How do you serve someone in a Century City office tower?
Our servers check in with building security, follow each tower's visitor rules, and work with reception on the person's floor. If personal delivery isn't possible after reasonable diligence, California law allows substitute service at the person's usual place of business by leaving the papers with the person apparently in charge of the office and mailing a copy (CCP 415.20). We document every attempt so the proof of service holds up.
Can you serve deposition subpoenas on Century City firms and custodians of records?
Yes. We serve deposition subpoenas, subpoenas for business records, and records subpoenas on custodians throughout the Century City towers, and our Records Retrieval team can handle the subpoena from preparation through production.
Is e-filing mandatory in Los Angeles County?
For represented parties in civil and probate cases, yes. Los Angeles Superior Court requires e-filing through an approved e-filing service provider, and self-represented litigants may e-file but aren't required to. Under the court's rules, writs and abstracts of judgment are e-filed as a separate electronic envelope.
Do you handle writ levies for Century City?
Yes. Los Angeles County levies are opened at the Sheriff's Civil Management Bureau branch for the service area, and registered process server openings are by appointment only. Any levy served on CT Corporation System must be opened at the Los Angeles branch. The Beverly Hills Courthouse has a Civil Management Bureau walk-up window, while the Santa Monica counter is temporarily closed. Since January 1, 2025, levy instructions on a judgment for a personal debt must include a declaration under CCP 684.130, now made on the Judicial Council's Declaration of Address Verification (form WG-015/EJ-135). We prepare the writ and instructions, open the levy, and serve bank levies, wage garnishments, till taps, keeper levies, and vehicle levies.
Where is Direct Legal located?
Our headquarters is in downtown Los Angeles. Our mailing and delivery address is 1200 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 408, Los Angeles, CA 90017, (213) 483-4900, and our corporate office is at 901 Corporate Center Dr., Suite 400, in Monterey Park, (800) 675-5376. You can also place an order online any time.
What happens if the person can't be found at the address I provide?
Our servers make multiple attempts at different times of day and document each attempt. Where permitted, we can complete substituted service under California law. If the subject can't be located at all, our licensed skip tracers can search for a current address before your deadline passes.
How much does a process server cost in Century City?
For law firms and legal departments, process serving in Century City is $95 for Standard service, $145 for Priority, $175 for Urgent same-day service, and $225 for On Demand. For parties without an attorney, the rates are $150, $200, $250, and $300. Each rate covers one person or entity at one address and includes up to 4 to 6 attempts and the first 50 pages.
What is changing for substitute service in California in 2027?
Beginning January 1, 2027, AB 747 requires at least three good faith attempts at personal delivery, on three different days at three different times, before substitute service can be used on an individual. Each attempt must also be documented with a photo of the service location stamped with the date, time, and GPS coordinates. Every Direct Legal order includes up to 4 to 6 attempts at a single California address.
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