{"id":2207,"date":"2018-04-07T13:11:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T21:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainingpips.com\/?page_id=2207"},"modified":"2019-04-18T03:19:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T11:19:47","slug":"ps-102-chapter-3-an-introduction-to-immunity-from-service-case-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/ps-102-a-course-outline\/ps-102-understanding-case-summaries\/ps-102-chapter-3-an-introduction-to-immunity-from-service-case-law\/","title":{"rendered":"PS 102 &#8211; Chapter 3 &#8211; An Introduction to Immunity from Service Case Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Under certain circumstances a <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_905afd290a502cd9c24b5a34ce499744\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/person\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">person<\/a> is immune from service of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_c8c9f68e786e7fe18d701288574b91da\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/legal\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">legal<\/a> process. Thankfully, such immunity requires that for a <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_905afd290a502cd9c24b5a34ce499744\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/person\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">person<\/a> to be immune then a very specific set of circumstances must exist and it is only while they exist that the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_905afd290a502cd9c24b5a34ce499744\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/person\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">person<\/a> is immune.<\/p>\n<p>Immunity from service of process is not based in statutory <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_9c5f0b2b35fe9c84ec92c0ffd54a1f33\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/law\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>law<\/a> but in <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_ee0906d5d691acc059558479e885ae08\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/case\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">case<\/a> <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_9c5f0b2b35fe9c84ec92c0ffd54a1f33\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/law\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>law<\/a>. It is sometimes provided to nonresidents who are in the state for the sole purpose of attending a local <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_4279a2ab7a3f86646771fc19eb39150f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/judicial\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">judicial<\/a> proceeding. But even then the immunity is not an impervious shield protecting the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_905afd290a502cd9c24b5a34ce499744\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/person\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">person<\/a> from service.<\/p>\n<p>As you will see, the higher courts have ruled in various ways depending upon the circumstances of the documents and upon the nature of the underlying <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_b7db846b4e8e7f58f22a7244cb4ba67e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/action\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">action<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The courts see immunity as a privilege extended by the courts to certain individuals under certain circumstances. It is a privilege which can be withdrawn, seemingly, at the whim of the court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under certain circumstances a <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_905afd290a502cd9c24b5a34ce499744\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/person\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">person<\/a> is immune from service of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_c8c9f68e786e7fe18d701288574b91da\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/legal\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">legal<\/a> process. Thankfully, such immunity requires that for a <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_905afd290a502cd9c24b5a34ce499744\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/person\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">person<\/a> to be immune then a very specific set of circumstances must exist and it is only while they exist that the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_905afd290a502cd9c24b5a34ce499744\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/person\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">person<\/a> is immune. Immunity from service of process is not based in statutory <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_9c5f0b2b35fe9c84ec92c0ffd54a1f33\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/law\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">law<\/a> [&#x2026;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2170,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2207","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2207\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}