COURT CODE: AFDD
Your Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email Address:
DISTRICT COURT
CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA
________________________________
Plaintiff,
vs.
________________________________
Defendant.
CASE NO.: ____________________
DEPT: ____________________
AFFIDAVIT OF DUE DILIGENCE
I, (your name) , respectfully state:
1. A court case was filed against Defendant. Defendant needs to be served with a summons and
complaint, but I have not been able to find a current address for Defendant.
2. Last Address. To the best of my knowledge, Defendant’s last known address is:
_________________________________________
Last Known Street Address
_________________________________________
City, State, Zip Code
Directions:
Someone must search for the Defendant. This form includes many ways that you might
be able to find Defendant.
Find out from your judge’s staff if you can do the search or if someone else should.
Different judges have different requirements. Whoever does the search should fill out this
form to let the judge know all of the efforts made to locate Defendant.
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3. Mail. ( check one)
I do not have a last known street address for Defendant.
I requested forwarding information from the U.S. Postal office on (date you requested
forwarding information) ________________________________ and ( check one)
did not receive a response / received the following information for Defendant:
____________________________________________________________________
4. Attempts to Serve Defendant. ( check one)
No one tried to serve the last known address because: (explain why no one tried to
serve Defendant at the last known address)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Someone tried to serve the Defendant in person at the address above, but Defendant
does not live there anymore. (file an affidavit of attempted service as proof)
Defendant is avoiding being served. The following attempts to serve Defendant
failed: (explain when and how service was attempted, and Defendant’s response)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Attempts to Locate Defendant. I have done the following to try to find the Defendant:
Email. ( check one)
I do not have an email address for Defendant.
All of Defendant’s known email addresses are (list all known email addresses for
Defendant) ___________________________________________________________.
I emailed Defendant at these addresses to ask for Defendant’s current address on
(date you emailed) __________________. I got the following response back (explain
what, if any, response you got from Defendant through email)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Phone / Text. ( check one)
I do not have a phone number for Defendant.
Defendant’s last known phone number is (Defendant’s phone number)
_________________________. I called and/or texted the phone number to ask for
Defendant’s current address on (date you called/texted) __________________. I got
the following response back (explain what, if any, response you got from Defendant)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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Social Media. I looked for Defendant on these social media sites:
Describe What You Found
Date
Facebook:
www.facebook.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/
Other: ________
Friends/Family. ( check one)
I do not know any of Defendant’s friends or family.
I contacted the Defendant’s friends and family who told me:
Name of Person You
Contacted
What They Told You
Date
Employer. ( check one)
I do not know any of Defendant’s employers.
I contacted the Defendant’s current/former employers who told me:
Name of Employer
What They Told You
Date
Current Employer
Past Employer
Neighbors. ( check one)
I did not contact any of Defendant’s former neighbors.
I contacted the neighbors around Defendant’s last known address who told me:
Name of Neighbor
What They Told You
Date
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Online People Searches. I searched the following online databases for Defendant:
Describe What You Found
Date
www.familytreenow.com/
www.intelius.com/
www.spokeo.com/
www.peoplefinders.com/
Other: __________
Public Records. I searched the following public records databases:
Describe What You
Found
Date
Clark County Assessor
http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/assessor/Pages/RecordSearch.aspx
Clark County Recorder
https://recorder.co.clark.nv.us/RecorderEcommerce/
District Court Records
https://www.clarkcountycourts.us/Anonymous/default.aspx
Las Vegas Justice Court Records
https://lvjcpa.clarkcountynv.gov/Anonymous/default.aspx
Other: __________________________
Jail / Prison. ( check one)
Defendant does not have a criminal history to my knowledge.
Defendant is, was, or may be in jail or prison. I searched these inmate records:
What Did You Find
Date
Clark County Detention Center
http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/ccdc/Pages/InmateSearch.aspx
Las Vegas City Jail
http://www5.lasvegasnevada.gov/InmateSearch/
Henderson City Jail
http://inmateinfo.cityofhenderson.com/inmatesearch/
NV Department of Corrections
https://ofdsearch.doc.nv.gov/
Nationwide Inmate Locator http://inmatesplus.com/
Federal Inmate Locator
https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/
Other: _________________________
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Child Support. ( check one)
There is no child support case against Defendant.
There is a child support case against Defendant with the local child support agency,
and the child support office has not been able to locate Defendant or will not release
Defendant’s information to me.
Military. ( check one)
Defendant has never been in the military to my knowledge.
Defendant is/was in the military. I contacted the following military locator services:
o Air Force: (210) 565-2660
o Army: emailed usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.foia@mail.mil
o Navy (855) NAVY-311 (855-628-9311)
o Marines (703) 784-3942
o Coast Guard: http://www.uscg.mil/locator/
The locator service told me: _____________________________________________
Death Index. ( check one)
I did not check the Social Security death index.
I did check the Social Security Death Index at https://familysearch.org/search and did
not find Defendant’s name.
Other. Other efforts I made to locate the Defendant are: (describe anything else you did to
try and find the Defendant):
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
6. I was not able to locate the Defendant after conducting the above search. I believe that
Defendant cannot be found at this time.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Nevada that the foregoing
is true and correct.
DATED _____________________________, 20____.
Submitted By: (your signature)
(print your name)
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