Chapter 1 – General Administration

14010.7.6 Legal Process – Transmittal to the Attorney General

• Upon receipt of legal process and information concerning service, the litigation coordinator or case records staff shall prepare a transmittal letter to the assistant AGAttorney General serving the court (see DOMDepartment Operations Manual 14010.13) which issued the documents. The appropriate assistant AGAttorney General shall be contacted by telephone when it appears some action needs to be taken immediately or when a written referral will not give the AGAttorney General’s Office sufficient time to respond.

• The transmittal letter shall contain the following information:

  • The name of the employee served and for whom service was accepted.

  • The method of service: personal delivery, mail, etc.

  • The date and place of service.

  • The name, or title, of the person who served the documents.

  • A request for representation on behalf of the person named in the documents.

• The employee on whose behalf service was accepted shall be given a copy of the transmittal letter and any other documents they had not previously been given.