Jungquist v. Sheikh Sultan
115 F.3d 1020 (D.C. Cir. 1997) Cited 160 timesHolding that officials' actions in administering a government health program were "uniquely sovereign in nature" despite "relat[ing] in certain respects to commercial activity"
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 351,086 times 937 Legal AnalysesGranting 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 70,485 times 126 Legal AnalysesHolding 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 55 - Default; Default Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 55 Cited 33,593 times 13 Legal AnalysesAdopting similar language for acquiring default judgment against the United States
Section 1608 - Service; time to answer; default
28 U.S.C. § 1608 Cited 927 times 5 Legal AnalysesAuthorizing service "through diplomatic channels"