Craig Cunningham v. Michael Montes

Easterbrook, Circuit Judge.

Michael Montes owns two houses, one in California and the other in Wisconsin. After filing this suit, Craig Cunningham arranged for service of process at the Wisconsin address. No one came to the door. The process server called Montes, who refused to provide his current location. After an ex parte submission from Cunningham, the district judge authorized service by publication. 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26804 (W.D. Wis. Feb. 27, 2017). Cunningham then published notice in periodicals that circulate only in the Midwest. When Montes did not answer the complaint, the…