Opinion
2:12-cv-0762-GEB-CKD
07-10-2012
Accor Franchising North America, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Elohim Ent. Inc., Gondosinaryo Listyo, Defendants.
ORDER AUTHORIZING SERVICE OF
PROCESS ON DEFENDANT ELOHIM
ENT. INC. THROUGH THE
CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE
AND ON DEFENDANT GONDOSINARYO
LISTYO BY PUBLICATION
Plaintiff moves for an order authorizing service of process on Defendant Elohim Ent. Inc. ("Elohim") through the California Secretary of State and on Defendant Gondosinaryo Listyo ("Listyo") by publication in the U-T San Diego.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 permits service of process by "following state law for serving a summons . . . in the state where the district court is located . . . ." California Corporations Code section 1702(a) permits service by hand delivery of the summons and complaint to the California Secretary of State when "it is shown by affidavit . . . that process against a domestic corporation cannot be served with reasonable diligence upon the designated agent . . . ." In addition, California Code of Civil Procedure section 415.50 permits service by publication if "upon affidavit it appears . . . that the party to be served cannot with reasonable diligence be served in another manner" and "[a] cause of action exists against the party upon whom service [by publication] is [requested]."
Plaintiff has shown that it exercised reasonable diligence in attempting to locate and serve process on Listyo, who is also the agent for service of process for Elohim. Therefore, Plaintiff's request to serve Elohim through the California Secretary of State and Listyo through publication in the U-T San Diego for eight (8) successive weeks is granted; and the hearing currently scheduled for July 16, 2012 is vacated.
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GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.
Senior United States District Judge