Thousands of D.C. Renters Are Evicted Every Year. Do They All Know to Show Up to Court?

Two men, Karl Stephens and Matthew Buck, serve 60 percent of summons to local tenants whom landlords want to evict. A months-long investigation reveals troubling discrepancies in their work—like the time Stephens said he was out trying to serve 15 tenants when, in fact, he was sitting in court facing a DWI charge.