Corporacion Insular de Seguros v. West Indies Transport, Ltd.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This case requires the court to interpret the still relatively new federal rule governing service of process by mail, Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(2)(C)(ii), and the effect of service on a Virgin Islands corporation by certified mail, return receipt requested. Defendant West Indies Transport, Ltd. (West Indies), has moved to set aside the entry of default and a default judgment pursuant to Rules 60(b)(4) and 55 (c), Fed. R. Civ. P. It asserts the judgment is void because the plaintiff, Corporación Insular de Seguros (Corporación), did not make valid service of process. The motion…