Email Service for Emergency Measures vs. Default Judgments
As we have repeatedly pointed out on TLB, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(f)(3) does not permit service by email on defendants in China whose mailing addresses are known because such service is not permitted by the Hague Service Convention. I have previously reported on Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV’s thoughtful analysis of this question…
Continue ReadingA Helpful Decision on Serving Defendants in China
We have covered extensively on TLB the challenge of serving defendants located in China in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 and U.S. treaty obligations under the Hague Service Convention. In a recent decision, the District of Massachusetts (Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV) provided a thoughtful analysis of these issues—citing along the way…
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