The Occultist
Senior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona
Hello! While I've been absent awhile as one posting advice, I have come back seeking answers for something I know not whit about!
About a year and a half ago, I terminated an employee of mine for various, valid reasons. Shortly after, the harassment began. When he was picking up his final paycheck at the place of employment, he made some vague threats of violence towards myself. While I did need police assistance to remove him from the premises, outside of having him trespassed from the property, I did not press charges as far as the threats went (I knew he was angry, and I figured that would play itself out). Shortly after, I began receiving phone calls from him in the middle of the night, and as soon as I answered, he would hang up. He thought he was blocking his phone number, but the app on my phone unblocks "blocked" caller ID info, so I retained proof that he was calling me. This evidence was enough for a judge to issue an injunction against him for all forms of contact, either on the phone or in person or whatever.
Once issued, the sheriff made two attempts to issue the injunction at the last known address, which belongs to his mother. Mom claimed that he had moved out and she did not know where. After the two attempts, the paperwork was kicked back to me, and so I passed it along to a third party process server. They also could not validly serve the paperwork. Despite all of this, since the calls did stop, I dropped the issue.
Here we are now, and the gentleman in question is now frequenting a local "watering hole" of mine, and he is giving me "the look". As of yet, he has not done a single thing to actually cause me to be worried for my safety, but I'm also hoping that I do not have to wait for my safety to be in danger before I can call for help. I still have the paperwork for the injunction. What can I do?
TL;DR I know that the injunction, at the time, would be good for one year after it was successfully served; is there a deadline for which it must be served after having been signed by the judge for it to be enforceable? None of my paperwork indicates any such thing, but I'd rather find out before I call the Sheriff to have it served that it is no longer enforceable.
Please advise!
Thank you,
Casey
P.S. For those around during my posting days, I miss you all!
Hello! While I've been absent awhile as one posting advice, I have come back seeking answers for something I know not whit about!
About a year and a half ago, I terminated an employee of mine for various, valid reasons. Shortly after, the harassment began. When he was picking up his final paycheck at the place of employment, he made some vague threats of violence towards myself. While I did need police assistance to remove him from the premises, outside of having him trespassed from the property, I did not press charges as far as the threats went (I knew he was angry, and I figured that would play itself out). Shortly after, I began receiving phone calls from him in the middle of the night, and as soon as I answered, he would hang up. He thought he was blocking his phone number, but the app on my phone unblocks "blocked" caller ID info, so I retained proof that he was calling me. This evidence was enough for a judge to issue an injunction against him for all forms of contact, either on the phone or in person or whatever.
Once issued, the sheriff made two attempts to issue the injunction at the last known address, which belongs to his mother. Mom claimed that he had moved out and she did not know where. After the two attempts, the paperwork was kicked back to me, and so I passed it along to a third party process server. They also could not validly serve the paperwork. Despite all of this, since the calls did stop, I dropped the issue.
Here we are now, and the gentleman in question is now frequenting a local "watering hole" of mine, and he is giving me "the look". As of yet, he has not done a single thing to actually cause me to be worried for my safety, but I'm also hoping that I do not have to wait for my safety to be in danger before I can call for help. I still have the paperwork for the injunction. What can I do?
TL;DR I know that the injunction, at the time, would be good for one year after it was successfully served; is there a deadline for which it must be served after having been signed by the judge for it to be enforceable? None of my paperwork indicates any such thing, but I'd rather find out before I call the Sheriff to have it served that it is no longer enforceable.
Please advise!
Thank you,
Casey
P.S. For those around during my posting days, I miss you all!