How to Serve DoorDash in California

DoorDash is the largest food delivery platform in the United States by market share, and California is its home state. That combination means DoorDash faces a high volume of litigation in California courts — PAGA wage and hour class actions, delivery accident personal injury claims, CCPA privacy enforcement actions, and AB5 contractor classification disputes. The California Attorney General reached a $375,000 settlement with DoorDash in 2024 over CCPA violations, putting the company’s data practices in the public record. If you need to serve DoorDash, the registered agent is C T Corporation System and the entity structure is relatively clean.

The Correct Legal Entity

The correct entity name is DoorDash, Inc. DoorDash, Inc. is a Delaware corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California. It went public in December 2020 and operates the DoorDash and Caviar food delivery platforms in the United States.

For most California litigation — personal injury from delivery accidents, PAGA actions, consumer fraud, and privacy claims — DoorDash, Inc. is the correct defendant. DoorDash does not operate through a network of California-specific subsidiaries in the way Uber does, which simplifies entity identification.

If your case involves the Caviar platform specifically (DoorDash acquired Caviar from Square in 2019), verify whether Caviar operates under a separate entity registration or has been fully merged under DoorDash, Inc. for the relevant time period.

Search bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov to confirm the current registered agent before serving.

Where to Serve

Registered agent: C T Corporation System
Address: 330 N Brand Blvd, Suite 700, Glendale, CA 91203

C T Corporation System is the registered agent for DoorDash, Inc. in California. Their California office is at 330 N Brand Blvd, Suite 700, Glendale, CA 91203, and we serve it as part of our statewide coverage. Confirm the entity and agent on file at the Secretary of State before you go — serving the wrong agent is the most common reason service on a national company fails.

C T Corporation System accepts service in person during normal weekday business hours. We confirm the counter is open before we dispatch, and we schedule delivery inside that window.

For more on CT Corporation as a registered agent, see our CT Corporation registered agent page.

What Documents Are Commonly Served

DoorDash’s California litigation profile includes several active categories:

PAGA wage and hour class action complaints — Private Attorneys General Act claims alleging that DoorDash misclassifies delivery workers as independent contractors, denying them minimum wage, expense reimbursement, and other California labor code protections. These are among the most frequently filed cases against DoorDash in California courts. AB5 and its gig company carve-out under Proposition 22 remain contested, and plaintiffs’ attorneys continue to test the boundaries of both.
Personal injury complaints from delivery accidents — DoorDash drivers are on the road constantly and accidents are frequent. California personal injury cases naming DoorDash as a defendant raise questions about platform liability, independent contractor status, and insurance coverage during delivery periods.
CCPA and privacy complaints — The California Attorney General’s $375,000 CCPA settlement with DoorDash in 2024 arose from the company’s participation in a cooperative marketing program that shared customer data with third parties without providing the required opt-out mechanism. Individual and class action CCPA claims against DoorDash remain an active litigation category.
Consumer fraud and UCL complaints — Claims involving hidden fees, deceptive subscription practices (DashPass), and misrepresented delivery estimates.
Subpoenas for delivery records — Attorneys in personal injury and workers’ compensation cases subpoena DoorDash for GPS route data, delivery timestamps, driver information, and account records.

How We Handle It

C T Corporation System at 330 N Brand Blvd in Glendale is one of our regular registered agent service locations. We serve registered agents across California every week, DoorDash included, and we know the building, the intake desk, and the documentation requirements at 330 N Brand Blvd.

We schedule DoorDash service — and all registered agent service — around the agent’s counter hours, and Glendale is inside our statewide coverage at no extra charge to you.

Service Level | Timeframe | Price
Standard | 5 business days | $99
Expedited | 3 business days | $150
Rush | 24 hours | $175
Court Filing Add-on | — | +$35

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