Members of Occupy Pittsburgh have refused a copy of a lawsuit filed by Bank of New York Mellon Corp., asking the protesters to leave a bank-owned downtown park where they've been camping for nearly two months.
Allegheny County Sheriff William Mullen says the bank's attorneys will now have to file a court motion for “alternative service” since the defendants refused in-person service - that is, official legal notice that they've been sued.
Once that motion is granted, the bank's attorneys will likely be allowed to post a copy or copies of the lawsuit at the Mellon Green parklet to satisfy the legal notice requirement. The bank's attorneys must still also file a separate motion requesting an injunction before a county judge will hold a hearing on whether to order the protesters to leave.
BNY Mellon Sues Occupy Pittsburgh
Occupy members refuse to receive a copy of the lawsuit, authorities say
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