Thomas v. Morgan

ORDER

ALBRITTON, Chief Judge.

This cause is now before the court on the Motion to Authorize Service by Publication filed by Plaintiff, Moses Thomas, Jr., on April 13, 1998. By this motion, brought pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(e)(1) and Alabama Rule of Civil Procedure 4.3, Plaintiff seeks an order that service on Defendant, Danny Carl Morgan (“Morgan”), a non-resident of Alabama, be made by publication. The court finds that the Motion is due to be DENIED.

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure state that unless it is contrary to federal law, one of the ways that service may be made…