13 Cited authorities

Rio Properties, Inc. v. Rio Intern. Interlink
284 F.3d 1007 (9th Cir. 2002) Cited 1,488 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding website-operator defendant's magazine advertisements supported the exercise of jurisdiction where defendant also ran local radio advertisements
Advanced Aerofoil Techs., AG v. Todaro
11 Civ. 9505 (ALC)(DCF) (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 31, 2012) Cited 48 times
Holding that the Hague Convention's procedures for service were mandatory, because defendants were residing in Switzerland and Germany, two countries which had agreed to service consistent with the Hague Convention
FMAC Loan Receivables v. Dagra
228 F.R.D. 531 (E.D. Va. 2005) Cited 59 times
Holding that when the defendant's address was unknown, the Hague Convention did not apply and courts were free to allow service through publication under 4(f)
Brown v. China Integrated Energy, Inc.
285 F.R.D. 560 (C.D. Cal. 2012) Cited 41 times 1 Legal Analyses
Granting plaintiffs' motion to effect alternative service by serving corporate defendant's U.S.-based counsel
Midmark Corp. v. Janak Healthcare Private Ltd.
CASE NO. 3:14-cv-088 (S.D. Ohio May. 1, 2014) Cited 32 times
CASE NO. 3:14-cv-088 05-01-2014 MIDMARK CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. JANAK HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED, et al., Respondents. THOMAS J. ROSE Judge Thomas J. Rose ENTRY AND ORDER DENYING MOTION OF PETITIONER MIDMARK CORPORATION FOR LEAVE TO SERVE RESPONDENTS VIA ALTERNATIVE MEANS. DOC. 28. Pending before the Court is Motion of Petitioner Midmark Corporation for Leave to Serve Respondents Via Alternative Means. Doc. 28. Plaintiff moves the Court, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(f)(3) and
With v. Knitting Fever, Inc.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-4221, CIVIL ACTION NO. 08-4775 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 7, 2010) Cited 25 times
Finding e-mail service on foreign defendants' U.S. counsel satisfied due process where the defendants were in "regular contact with their [U.S.] counsel"
Bravetti v. Liu
Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-7492-MAS-TJB (D.N.J. Dec. 11, 2013) Cited 17 times 1 Legal Analyses
In Bravetti v. Liu, the court stated that "[a] registered agent may properly serve a foreign defendant by effecting service on [their] domestic counsel....
C F Systems, LLC v. Limpimax, S.A.
Case No. 1:09-cv-858 (W.D. Mich. Jan. 6, 2010) Cited 17 times
Viewing Rule 4(f) as a "final effort to make service when other means have failed"
Cephalon, Inc. v. Sun Pharm. Indus. Inc.
Civil Action No. 11-5474 (D.N.J. Dec. 7, 2011) Cited 6 times
Determining that service inconsistent with the Hague Convention was insufficient because defendant was located in India, a country which had recently agreed to Hague Convention procedures for service of process
Mehanna
203 F.R.D. 166 (D.N.J. 2001) Cited 15 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding motion to vacate under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) timely despite being made almost five years after the entry of default judgment
Rule 4 - Summons
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 Cited 71,368 times 127 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
Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 15,441 times 49 Legal Analyses
Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"

F. RUGGIERO & SONS, INC. et al v. NYK LINE (NORTH AMERICA) INC. et al

13 Cited authorities

Holding website-operator defendant's magazine advertisements supported the exercise of jurisdiction where defendant also ran local radio advertisements

Holding that the Hague Convention's procedures for service were mandatory, because defendants were residing in Switzerland and Germany, two countries which had agreed to service consistent with the Hague Convention

Holding that when the defendant's address was unknown, the Hague Convention did not apply and courts were free to allow service through publication under 4(f)

Granting plaintiffs' motion to effect alternative service by serving corporate defendant's U.S.-based counsel

Finding e-mail service on foreign defendants' U.S. counsel satisfied due process where the defendants were in "regular contact with their [U.S.] counsel"

In Bravetti v. Liu, the court stated that "[a] registered agent may properly serve a foreign defendant by effecting service on [their] domestic counsel....

Viewing Rule 4(f) as a "final effort to make service when other means have failed"

Determining that service inconsistent with the Hague Convention was insufficient because defendant was located in India, a country which had recently agreed to Hague Convention procedures for service of process

Holding motion to vacate under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) timely despite being made almost five years after the entry of default judgment

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

Recognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"