Legal Opinion

Printed Media Services, Inc. v. Solna Web, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 15, 1993No. 93-1328PublishedCited by 84 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VIETOR, District Judge.

Solna Web, Inc. appeals the district court’s denial of its Rule 60(b)(4) motion to vacate a multi-million dollar default judgment entered against it in this diversity of citizenship case. Solna Web, Inc. contends that the district court never acquired personal jurisdiction over it because it was never served with process pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4, and therefore the default judgment entered must be vacated as void. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse and remand to the district court.

BACKGROUND

Underlying the personal jurisdiction issue is the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Browder v. Director, Dept. of Corrections of Ill.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Carol M. Sieg v. Keith E. KarnesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  3. Dodco, Inc. v. American Bonding CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  4. Winkel v. Eden Rehabilitation Treatment Facility, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1988
  5. Jensen v. KleckerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983

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