Motion-Secondary: GONZALEZ, RICARDO vs. GENERAL BUYER

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                                CAUSE NO.

                  RICARDO GONZALEZ                                                        IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

                           Plaintiff

                                                                                          HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

                  STANLEY THOMPSON D/B/A
                  GENERAL BUYER
                                                                                               rd
                           Defendant                                                             JUDICIAL DISTRICT

                       ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTE SERVICE OF PROCES

                           ON    THIS     DAY     came    on   for  consideration      the  Plaintiff’s   Motion     for  Substitute

                  Service    Under    Rule   106(b),   Texas    Rules   of  Civil  Procedure.      It appears    to  the  Court   that

                  Plaintiff   has  attempted     but  failed   to personally     serve     efendant       anley   Thompson       d/b/a

                  General Buyer       at the  last known    usual place     of abode    or business.     It further  appears    to the

                  Court   that  the  manner     of  service   ordered    herein   will  be   reasonably    effective    to give   said

                  defendant notice of the lawsuit.         It is therefore,

                           ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREEDthat the Motion for Substitute Service is

                  GRANTED.It is further,

                           ORDERED,          ADJUDGED,          and   DECREED          that  service   of  process   may    be  made

                  upon   the  Defendant      either:   (1)  by  leaving   a  true  copy   of  the  citation,   with  a  copy   of  the

                  Petition   and   this  Order   authorizing     substituted    service   attached,   with   anyone    over   sixteen

                  (16)  years   of age   at  10629    Shady    Lane,   Houston,    Texas    77093    or  (2)  by  firmly   affixing   a

                  true  copy   of  the  citation,  with   a  copy   of  the  Petition   and  this  Order    authorizing    substitute

                  service attached, to the front door of Defendant’slast known usual place of abode or business

                  at the above address.
                           It is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED, andDECREEDthat the service made by the

                  above    method     shall  not  be   deemed     perfected    unless   it also   complies     with   the  followin

                  provisions:

                                    (a)  a copy   of  the  citation,  Petition,   and  this  Order    shall  be  mailed   by  BOTH
                           certified  mail,   return  receipt requested,     AND     by regular    mail to   the    efendant at the
                           same address at which service is authorized above;

                                    (b)  the return of   service   shall not be    made    until 30 days    after  mailing or until
                           the process server receives back the green card from the post office, whichever date is
                           earlier;

                                    (c)  the  return   of   service   shall  include    a  statement     setting   out  the   date  of
                           mailing    and  the  result  of  the  mailing    by  certified   mail,  and   the  date  of  mailing   and
                           result  of  same   by   regular   mail  (i.e., whether    the  envelope     was   returned   by   the  post
                           office, the green card came back signed, etc.); and

                                    (d)  a copy   of  any   envelope    or green   card   returned   by   the post   office  shall  be
                           attached to the return of service.

                           It is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the return of service of

                  the  person   executing     service   pursuant   to  this  Order   shall  otherwise    be  made    in  accordance

                  with Rule 107, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.               It is further

                           ORDERED,         ADJUDGED, and             DECREED         that service   of  process   will be   deemed

                  complete     upon    compliance      with   this  Order,    regardless    of   whether    Defendant      signs   the

                  certified mail receipt.

                           SO ORDERED on this ________ day of _____________________, 20




                                                                                 Judge Brittanye Morris