Local process service, court filing and legal messenger runs across Long Beach — from Downtown Long Beach and Belmont Shore to Naples and Alamitos Beach. Diligent attempts, GPS-stamped records and filing-ready proofs.
Long Beach is Los Angeles County’s second-largest city, home to one of the nation’s busiest ports, a growing downtown and long stretches of coastal neighborhoods. Its legal community centers on the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse on Magnolia Avenue, which handles a large share of South County matters.
We serve papers across Long Beach every week — downtown condos, Belmont Shore and Naples homes, Bixby Knolls and Los Altos neighborhoods, and the industrial and port-adjacent businesses in West and North Long Beach.
Homes in Long Beach include downtown high-rises, beach-area apartments, canal homes in Naples and quiet single-family streets in Los Altos and Lakewood Village, and businesses operate downtown near Ocean Boulevard, along Long Beach Boulevard and at the port and Douglas Park business areas. Our servers know how to reach people in each setting, and every attempt is logged with date, time and GPS location so your proof of service holds up.
Beyond process service, we file at the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse and other Los Angeles Superior Court locations, handle eFiling, domesticate out-of-state subpoenas for Long Beach witnesses, arrange legal notice publication and run same-day document deliveries across Long Beach and Southern California.
Our services in Long Beach
Seven services, one local team. Each is available at standard, rush, same-day rush or urgent speed.
Process Service in Long Beach
From Downtown Long Beach to Belmont Shore, we serve summonses, subpoenas, family law papers and eviction notices at Long Beach homes and businesses. Because Long Beach has downtown high-rises, beach-area apartments, canal homes in Naples and quiet single-family streets in Los Altos and Lakewood Village, our servers vary attempt times and GPS-stamp every visit so substituted service is available if it’s needed.
Summons & complaints, small claims, unlawful detainers
Family law papers and restraining orders
Service on businesses, officers and registered agents
Our messengers file at the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, the Compton Courthouse and downtown at Stanley Mosk — whichever courthouse your Long Beach case is assigned to — and scan conformed copies to you as soon as the clerk stamps them.
We eFile Long Beach cases with the Los Angeles Superior Court, fix rejections fast and send back filed-stamped copies and receipts. When a court still needs paper, our messengers deliver it to the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse or wherever your case is assigned.
Serving someone abroad in a Long Beach case? We manage Central Authority requests, Inter-American Convention service and letters rogatory — and serve people and companies in Long Beach for foreign litigation.
Out-of-state subpoenas for Long Beach witnesses and custodians of records must be issued by a California court first. We handle the application, obtain the California subpoena and serve it anywhere in Long Beach.
We place court-ordered summons by publication, fictitious business names, name changes and probate notices for Long Beach matters in qualifying adjudicated newspapers, track every run date and return the proof of publication.
Direct rush runs, round trips that wait for signatures, and scheduled pickups for firms and businesses downtown near Ocean Boulevard, along Long Beach Boulevard and at the port and Douglas Park business areas — with name, signature and delivery time confirmed.
Serving Long Beach Companies Through CT Corporation
Companies with offices in Long Beach often list CT Corporation System as their registered agent. CT’s California office is in Glendale, about 25 miles away, so we can often serve the agent the same day and return proof quickly.
We serve every address in Long Beach, including gated communities, apartment complexes and business parks.
ZIP codes
90802
90803
90804
90805
90806
90807
90808
90810
90813
90814
90815
90822
Long Beach has 14 standard ZIP codes; the first 12 are shown. We serve all of them.
Courthouses near Long Beach
Where Long Beach filings are made — and why your case may be heard somewhere else.
Nearby courthouse
Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse
275 Magnolia Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802
Also nearby
Compton Courthouse
200 W. Compton Blvd., Compton, CA 90220
Downtown civil courthouse
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Which courthouse hears a case depends on the case type and the court’s filing rules, so a Long Beach case is not always heard at the closest location. Your assigned courthouse is shown on the filed complaint or notice of case assignment. Check lacourt.ca.gov for current clerk’s office hours before a deadline — our court messengers handle filings at every location.
Serving papers in Long Beach: what to expect
Local details that affect how — and when — papers get served in Long Beach.
Courthouse in the city
The Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse is downtown on Magnolia Avenue, so filings and conformed copies for Long Beach cases can often be handled the same day as the serve.
Port and industrial employers
Many recipients work shifts at the port, at warehouses or in logistics. We time attempts around shift changes and serve at home when a workplace is restricted.
Beach-area parking
Belmont Shore, Naples and Alamitos Beach have tight street parking, especially on summer weekends. We build that time into rush and same-day schedules.
Courthouse runs from Long Beach
The Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse at 275 Magnolia Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802 is the closest Superior Court location, and the downtown courthouses are about 18 miles away. We schedule rush and same-day filings around clerk cut-off times.
Hard-to-serve recipients
If a Long Beach recipient dodges the door or has moved, we change up attempt times, set up stakeouts where appropriate and run a skip trace, documenting every step for your declaration of diligence.
Long Beach service speed options
Choose the speed that fits your deadline. We confirm a quote before any work begins.
Speed
When it’s attempted
Standard
First attempt within 3–5 business days, with follow-up attempts at different times of day
Rush
First attempt within 24–48 hours
Same-day rush
First attempt the same business day when documents arrive by [CUTOFF TIME]
Urgent – special handling
Immediate dispatch with your special instructions (deadlines, stakeouts, specific times)
GPS-stamped attempts Signed proof of service Status updates eFiling of proof available
How Long Beach service works
Three steps from your request to a filing-ready proof.
1
Send your request
Use the Start a Service Request form to upload your documents and the recipient’s Long Beach address.
2
We attempt service
A local server is dispatched at the speed you choose. Every attempt is GPS-stamped and you receive status updates.
3
Receive your proof
Your signed proof of service is emailed to you and eFiled with the Los Angeles Superior Court on request.
How do I get a quote for process service in Long Beach?
Use the service request form or call us with the Long Beach address and your deadline. We review the details and confirm a quote up front, and nothing starts until you approve it.
How fast can papers be served in Long Beach?
Standard service in Long Beach is usually completed within 3–5 business days. Rush service is attempted within 24–48 hours, and same-day rush or urgent service is available when documents arrive early enough in the day. Long Beach is about 18 miles from downtown Los Angeles, which helps when a filing has to follow the serve.
Which courthouse handles Long Beach cases?
The nearest Los Angeles Superior Court location to Long Beach is the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse at 275 Magnolia Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802. Depending on the case type, your case may be heard there, at the Compton Courthouse or downtown — your notice of case assignment shows the correct courthouse, and we file and deliver at all of them.
Do you serve Downtown Long Beach, Belmont Shore and other Long Beach neighborhoods?
Yes. We serve every address in Long Beach, including Downtown Long Beach, Belmont Shore, Naples, Alamitos Beach, Bluff Park and Bixby Knolls. Common ZIP codes include 90802, 90803, 90804, 90805, 90806 and 90807.
Can you serve someone at a secured building, gated home or workplace in Long Beach?
Yes. We plan attempts around building access, gates and work schedules in Long Beach. When access is refused after diligent attempts, California law may allow substituted service, and we document every attempt to support it.
Can you file the proof of service with the court?
Yes. Once the Long Beach serve is complete, the signed proof of service is emailed to you, and we can eFile it with the Los Angeles Superior Court if you ask.
Process servers near Long Beach
We also serve every neighboring city and community.
