Originally Posted by
Dazedandconfus 
he did not respond to original service papers.. Let me check my understanding again. I hope you’re right...
Ok that is a different matter, actual service.
Even so, I would double check the laws for your area.
People don't have to acknowledge being served anything (generally) or everyone would just say I was never served.
It's up to the server to have an affidavit witnessed saying I served this person.
Ok, that's as far as I go with trailmix's legal - ramblings.