Name, Address and Telephone Number of Attorney(s) Space Below for Use of Court Clerk Only Attorney # Attorney(s) for SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA (Title of Action) CASE NUMBER APPLICATION FOR ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF (Insert word Summons or Citation or name of the summons outstanding--i.e., on Amended Complaint, on Complaint and amendment thereto, etc.) Application is hereby made for an order directing service of the above-captioned summons or citation on defendant, respondent, or citee by publication of said summons or citation in the which newspaper is adjudicated a newspaper of general circulation in California and most likely to give notice to defendant, respondent, or citee because The complaint or petition, which is for was filed herein on A copy of the summons or citation and the complaint or petition could not be served by any of the following methods for the reasons shown: 1. Handing copies to the person to be served. (Personal service - §415.10 CCP). 2. Leaving during usual office hours copies in the office of the person to be served with the person who apparently was in charge and by thereafter mailing copies (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the person to be served at the place where the copies were left. (Service on a corporation, partnership, association, or public entity - §415.20(a) CCP). 3. Leaving copies at the dwelling house, usual place of abode, or usual place of business of the person to be served in the presence of a competent member of the household or a person apparently in charge of his office or place of business, at least 18 years of age, who shall be informed of the general nature of the papers and by thereafter mailing copies (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the person to be served at the place where the copies were left. (Service on natural person, minor, incompetent, or candidate - §415.20(b) CCP). 4. Sending (by first class mail or airmail) copies to the person to be served, together with two copies of required form of notice and acknowledgment and a return envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to the sender. (Service by mail - §415.30 CCP). Sending (by registered or certified airmail with return receipt requested) copies to the person to be served. (Service by mail outside the State of California - §415.40 CCP). 5. 6. Any other method (Other - §413.10, 413.30). (Continued on Reverse) APPLICATION FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS OR CITATION CCP §415.50(a) CC-100 2002 © American LegalNet, Inc. If the service could not be made because the dwelling house, normal place of abode, or the usual place of business of the defendant is unknown, state below the efforts made to determine these locations. If necessary, attach declarations of search, declarations by investigators etc., to this declaration: Executed at , California I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. (Signature of Declarant) IF COMPLAINT OR PETITION IS NOT VERIFIED, THE DECLARATION OF MERITS BELOW MUST ALSO BE COMPLETED: states: I am the plaintiff or petitioner in the above-mentioned action. I have fully and fairly stated the facts of said case to counsel and I am by him informed and I verily believe that appear by my complaint or petition on file herein, which who is my is a necessary complaint or and proper party, defendant, respondent, or citee thereto, and that I have a good cause of action against him as will petition correctly states the cause of action and is incorporated herein by reference as though fully set out. Executed , at , California. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. (Signature of Declarant) 2002 © American LegalNet, Inc.