Jennifer L. DeCook, Respondents/Cross-Appellants v. Olmsted Medical Center, Inc., Brenda J. Hanson, R.N., and Darlene M. Pratt, R.N., Appellants/Cross-Respondents, Kenneth M. Palmer, M.D., Jack F. Perrone, M.D., Kimberly McKeon, M.D., and Ashley Morrow, R.N.

I join in Part II of the court’s opinion, but disagree with Part III and the related portion of Part IV, and therefore respectfully dissent. In my view, Part III of the *273court’s opinion is contrary to the requirements of Rule 4.05 and the new amendment to Rule 3.01(b) of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure, as well as settled agency law. The above-mentioned rules and this court’s agency precedent establish that a writing either signed by the defendant or. electronically submitted by the defendant is prima facie evidence of authority to accept service of process. Because both were, absent in…