Brockmeyer v. May
383 F.3d 798 (9th Cir. 2004) Cited 621 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Convention allows service by mail
Hickory Travel Systems, Inc. v. Tui Ag
213 F.R.D. 547 (N.D. Cal. 2003) Cited 29 times
Holding that service on a subsidiary will constitute service on a parent only if the the plaintiff demonstrates "either that the subsidiary functions as the parent's agent or as its alter ego"
Reynolds v. United States
782 F.2d 837 (9th Cir. 1986) Cited 20 times
Ruling that good faith failure to read Federal Rules of Civil Procedure does not constitute good cause for permitting an extension of time under Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(j)
Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 Cited 358,269 times 949 Legal Analyses
Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss
Rule 4 - Summons
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 Cited 72,489 times 129 Legal Analyses
Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time