Google  the following words: Rule 4 Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure   and the first hit will probably get you to the exact rule.  

@Justin Sullivan Unfortunately multiple trips are not an optioned...more then maxed my vacation days this year and working also in AEC have to tend to my boss clients here in NYC..some of which floated the idea of firing us for similar reasons :) ...the college kid is an idea I like a lot...especially since there are both architecture and civil engineering dept in that university...will make sure to give them a visit on my next visit.

Has anyone ever used them and been subject to litigation? 

I was doing small pieces of big cases in commercial litigation.  

There's no need to involve yourself in civil matters.

The land trust and the LLC are the owner of the asset/real estate, so even in the scenario that potential litigants guess, they would guess wrong. 

The bar is set very low for civil liability. 

Active duty military are covered by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act which in some cases can delay an eviction for active duty personnel but it will not prevent one. 

That's not a bad area you mentioned, very stable, but not growing either.I think you meant on Kansas Ave. not Expressway, but I did a deal at 650K on Kansas Ave just south of Grand, center of town, okay, it was a farm that had been there since the Civil War.....whatever, LOL :)   

Also, what is the foundation of the lawsuit (civil rights violation?