Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. Engelbrecht
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided December 12, 1973No. Civ. No. 695-71PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*385ON REHEARING OF MOTION FOR CLASS ACTION CERTIFICATION AND FOR CONVENING THREE- ' JUDGE COURT
BIUNNO, District Judge.
SUMMARY
Tenant was served in state court action for summary dispossession based on non-payment of rent, by posting process (summon and complaint) on the door of the premises. Default judgment was entered and a warrant of possession issued. Tenant was informed of this by mail and was asked to surrender possession by a short date. Tenant then sued landlord and court officer in federal court, claiming the statute which authorized posted service was unconstitutional as lacking due…
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