Legal Opinion
Gloria Lozano v. Julie Bosdet
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 31, 2012No. 11-60736PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:
A Mississippi citizen brought suit against the driver of a rental ear, her passengers, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car for a traffic accident. The defendants who are individuals are foreign nationals, believed to be from Great Britain. Various attempts at service were made, but all failed. After granting two extensions of time, the district court dismissed the suit for lack of service. This circuit has yet to address what timing requirement Rule 4 places on foreign service of process. Today we adopt a flexible due-diligence standard. We also conclude that because…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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