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28 U.S.C. § 1696

Service in foreign and international litigation

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(a) The district court of the district in which a person resides or is found may order service upon him of any document issued in connection with a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal. The order may be made pursuant to a letter rogatory issued, or request made, by a foreign or international tribunal or upon application of any interested person and shall direct the manner of service. Service pursuant to this subsection does not, of itself, require the recognition or enforcement in the United States of a judgment, decree, or order rendered by a foreign or international tribunal.(b) This section does not preclude service of such a document without an order of court.(Added Pub. L. 88–619, § 4(a), Oct. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 995.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1974–2020 · leading case: Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 542 U.S. 241 (2004).
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Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 542 U.S. 241 (2004). · cites it 2× “[10] The term "interested person," Intel notes, also appears in 28 U. S. C. § 1696 (a), a provision enacted concurrently with the 1964 revision of § 1782.”
Sprague & Rhodes Commodity Corp. v. Instituto Mexicano Del Cafe, 566 F.2d 861 (2d Cir. 1977). · cites it 2× “On April 26,1976 Chief Judge Edelstein of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1696 , ordered service on S&R of letters rogatory issued by the Mexican court, thus giving S&R notice of the Mexican action.”
Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC, 975 F.3d 689 (7th Cir. 2020). “The legislation also revised 28 U.S.C. § 1696 , pertaining to service of process in foreign litigation, and § 1781, regard- ing letters rogatory.”
Corporacion Salvadorena De Calzado, S.A. v. Injection Footwear Corp., 533 F. Supp. 290 (S.D. Fla. 1982). · cites it 2× “, mailed the letters to the Defendant, using certified mail (docket # 157 at page 19), rather than transmitting said letters to a United States District Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1696 as requested by Plaintiff (docket # 157 at page 22).”
In Re Request From the Swiss Fed. Dep't of Just. & Police, 731 F. Supp. 490 (S.D. Fla. 1990). · cites it 2× “In sum, this action arises pursuant to an application from the Swiss Department of Justice under the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Swiss Confed *491 eration on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, and title 28 U.S.C. §§ 1696 and 1782. The Swiss have…”
In Re Letters Rogatory From the City of Haugesund, Norway, Harvey D. Emett, 497 F.2d 378 (9th Cir. 1974). “28 U.S.C. § 1696 (a) provides, in pertinent part, that The district court of the district in which a person resides or is found may order service upon him of any document issued in connection with a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal.”
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Compagnie De Saint-Gobain-Pont-A-Mousson, 493 F. Supp. 286 (D.D.C. 1980). “the statute is to provide “equitable and efficacious procedures for the benefit of tribunals and litigants involved in litigation with international aspects.”
Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC (7th Cir. 2020). “The legislation also revised 28 U.S.C. § 1696 , pertaining to service of process in foreign litigation, and § 1781, regard- ing letters rogatory.”
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