Opinion
22-CV-1760 (JGK)
06-15-2022
STEPHEN GANNON, Plaintiff, v. RAMA & MANJULA, LLC ET AL., Defendants. RAMA & MANJULA, LLC, Cross-Claimant, v. DEEPCHHAYA INC, Cross-Defendant.
ORDER
JOHN G. KOELTL, DISTRICT JUDGE
The deadline for Deepchhaya Inc to answer the plaintiff's complaint was June 10, 2022. ECF No. 12. The time for Deepchhaya Inc to answer the complaint is extended to 7//, 2022. If Deepchhaya Inc fails to answer by then, the plaintiff may seek a default judgment against Deepchhaya Inc. Rama & Manjula, LLC should ensure that it serves its crossclaim on Deepchhaya Inc in accordance with the relevant federal and state rules for service of process upon a corporation. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(h)(1) provides that a corporation served in a judicial district of the United States must be served either in a manner authorized by the laws of the state where the district court is located or where service is made, or by "delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to an officer, a managing or general agent, or any other agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process . . . The applicable New York provisions relevant to service of process upon corporations are CPLR §§ 311(a)(1) and 312-a.
SO ORDERED.