In the recent case of Ruffino v Lokosky, No. 1 CA-CV 17-0353 (July 12, 2018), the Arizona Court of Appeals set aside a default judgment on the grounds that the Defendant, Lokosky, had not been given proper notice of the lawsuit.  Ruffino, the Plaintiff, hired a process server who performed a “skip trace” to find where the defendant was living in order to serve the Defendant.  The search came up with three potential residences. The process server went to the first residence and spoke with the Defendant’s mother, who stated that the Defendant did not live there.  At the second residence…

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