Electronic subpoena service
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating delivery of a subpoena, the method comprising:
- receiving into a computer server, information from one or more governmental agencies comprising the subject matter of a subpoena, wherein the information comprises data providing a legal description of one or more legal persons to be served the subpoena;
storing the information comprising the subject matter of the subpoena on the computer server;
associating a unique subpoena identifier with the stored information comprising the subject matter of the subpoena;
designating a particular computing device for each of the persons to be served the subpoena, each of the respective computing devices in operative communication with the computer server via an electronic communications network;
transmitting the information comprising the subpoena and the unique subpoena identifier from the server to each of the designated computing devices associated with each of the one or more persons to be served the subpoena;
receiving data into the computer server from one or more of the computing devices associated with each of the one or more persons to be served the subpoena, wherein the data received into the computer server comprises an indication generated by an affirmative action by the person to be served the subpoena or a person acting on behalf of the person to be served the subpoena, acknowledging;
receipt of the subpoena identified with the unique subpoena identifier;
receipt of a hardcopy of the subpoena and data related to the subject matter of the subpoena;
tracking those designated computing devices from which data is received; and
creating an indication of which persons have responded to the subpoena based upon the tracking of the designated computing devices and the unique subpoena identifier.
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Abstract
A method and system for delivering a subpoena via an electronic subpoena service. The electronic delivery can constitute legal service of the subpoena or be accompanied by hardcopy service. Utilization of a system to serve subpoenas can provide timely and efficient service with an automated audit trail. The system can enable broad service with confirmed identification of relevant parties to be served. An automated search of electronic records provides uniform search criteria for compliance, even with multiple locations and subsidiaries, including foreign subsidiaries. Ongoing searching via real time monitoring of accounts, credit, entities, wire transfer and other activities also provides a level of detail and uniformity heretofore unavailable.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating delivery of a subpoena, the method comprising:
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receiving into a computer server, information from one or more governmental agencies comprising the subject matter of a subpoena, wherein the information comprises data providing a legal description of one or more legal persons to be served the subpoena; storing the information comprising the subject matter of the subpoena on the computer server; associating a unique subpoena identifier with the stored information comprising the subject matter of the subpoena; designating a particular computing device for each of the persons to be served the subpoena, each of the respective computing devices in operative communication with the computer server via an electronic communications network; transmitting the information comprising the subpoena and the unique subpoena identifier from the server to each of the designated computing devices associated with each of the one or more persons to be served the subpoena; receiving data into the computer server from one or more of the computing devices associated with each of the one or more persons to be served the subpoena, wherein the data received into the computer server comprises an indication generated by an affirmative action by the person to be served the subpoena or a person acting on behalf of the person to be served the subpoena, acknowledging;
receipt of the subpoena identified with the unique subpoena identifier;
receipt of a hardcopy of the subpoena and data related to the subject matter of the subpoena;tracking those designated computing devices from which data is received; and creating an indication of which persons have responded to the subpoena based upon the tracking of the designated computing devices and the unique subpoena identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method for processing an electronic subpoena, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving into a computing device, electronic information comprising;
a subpoena, a legal description of a person to be served the subpoena, a unique subpoena identifier and one or more government agencies associated with the subpoena;transmitting from the computing device to a computer server a designation of the computing device associated with the subpoenaed person; transmitting from the computing device to the computer server, by affirmative action, an acknowledgement of receipt of the electronic information comprising the subpoena and receipt of a hardcopy of the subpoena, wherein the acknowledgement is also identified with the unique subpoena identifier; searching stored computer records on a computer storage operatively attached to the computing device for data relating to the information comprising the subject matter of the subpoena; indicating with a processor operatively attached to the computer storage which computer records relate to the information comprising the subject matter of the subpoena; and transmitting from the computing device to a designated aggregation device for aggregating the subpoenaed information, data comprising;
the stored computer records and related to the information comprising;
the subject matter of the subpoena, the unique subpoena identifier and an indication of one or more government agencies which are to receive the transmitted data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented method for delivering a subpoena, the method comprising:
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storing digital information comprising a subpoena on a computer server, wherein the stored information comprises a unique subpoena identifier; delivering a hardcopy of the subpoena to one or more subpoenaed parties; associating the unique subpoena identifier with each hardcopy of the subpoena, wherein the subpoena identifier uniquely identifies the subpoena and the stored information; receiving into the computer server a request for the digital information comprising the subpoena and a search algorithm generated by the computer server and based upon subject matter of the subpoena; transmitting the digital information comprising the subpoena, the search algorithm and the subpoena identifier from the computer server to one or more designated computing devices, each computing device being associated with a subpoenaed party; and receiving digital data into the computer server, said data identified with the unique subpoena identifier and responsive to a request contained within the subpoena and the search algorithm.
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17. A method for processing a subpoena, the method comprising:
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a subpoenaed person or their agent receiving a hardcopy of a subpoena including a subpoena identifier; receiving electronic information from a computer apparatus connected to a communications network into a computing device connected to the communications network and also associated with the subpoenaed person, the electronic information comprising the subpoena, a search algorithm and the subpoena identifier, wherein the search algorithm and the subpoena identifier have been generated by an electronic subpoena service system; generating in the computing device an indication confirming that the subpoena identifier received electronically corresponds with the hardcopy subpoena identifier; searching stored computer records stored in an electronic storage connected to the computing device with a processor operatively connected to the computer storage for data relating to a request contained within the subpoena and the search algorithm; and transmitting with the computing device data discovered in the search of the stored computer records which relates to the request contained within the subpoena to the computer apparatus via the communication network.
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18. A computer-implemented method of interacting with a network access device so as to electronically receive and respond to a subpoena, the method comprising the steps of:
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one or more of the subpoenaed person and their representative receiving a hardcopy of a subpoena and a unique subpoena identifier identifying the subpoena; one or more of the subpoenaed person and their representative initiating interaction with a host computer server via the network access device, wherein the network access device is operatively connected to an electronic communications network; one or more of the subpoenaed person and their representative inputting information into the network access device via a graphical user interface on the network access device, wherein the information identifies an entity to which a subpoena is to be served and the unique subpoena identifier; one or more of the subpoenaed person and their representative transmitting from the network access device the input information to a host computer server storing an electronic version of the subpoena; one or more of the subpoenaed person and their representative downloading from the first computer server to the network access device, an electronic version of the subpoena; and one or more of the subpoenaed person and their representative acknowledging receipt of the subpoena through an affirmative interaction with a user input device operatively connected to the network access device, wherein the affirmative interaction causes an indication of the receipt of the subpoena to be transmitted to the first computer server. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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