516 F. Supp. 2d 450 - Mitchell v. Theriault’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 471
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Most-quoted passages
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“[a] minor or an incompetent person who is not within any judicial district of the United States must be served in the manner prescribed by Rule 4(f)(2)(A), (f)(2)(B), or (f)(3).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“prescribed by the foreign country's law for service in that country in an action in its courts of general jurisdiction ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“ensure that the case proceeds in a timely manner”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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