Legal Opinion
Signalquest, Inc. v. Tien-Ming Chou
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided May 22, 2012No. Civil No. 11-cv-392-JLPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
JOSEPH N. LaPLANTE, District Judge.
When service of process absolutely, positively has to be effected on a Taiwanese defendant pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(f)(2)(C)(ii), is Federal Express enough? Defendants Tien-Ming Chou and Oncque Corporation, citizens of Taiwan to whom the clerk of this court sent the summons and complaint in this action via Federal Express, say no, and have moved to dismiss for insufficient service of process. See Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(5). Noting that Rule 4(f)(2)(C) does not allow for service on foreign defendants in a manner “prohibited by…
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