FEATURE ARTICLE:
OVERHAUL OF SUMMONS SERVICE AND PERSONAL JURISDICTION
IN THE FEDERAL COURTS: THE NEW RULE 4 OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL
PROCEDURE--PART 3
• Serving Others Besides Individuals
• Infants and Incompetents
• Corporations and Associations
• The U.S. and Its Agencies
• The States and Foreign Nations and Their Agencies
• 4. Service Outside United States.
• Service Abroad under the Hague Convention
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 THE
NEW FILING SYSTEM
SETTING WRONG VENUE:
Does Mistake in Venue Require Dismissal Under
New Filing System?
NEW FEE ON VENUE APPLICATION?:
If P Paid Fee in County X, and D Moves in County
Y for Change of Venue, Must D Pay New Fee?
GENERAL
PRACTICE
STANDING TO SUE:
Defense of Lack of Standing to Sue Waived by
Laches
INADVERTENT DEFAULT?:
Appealing Order Denying Dismissal of Claim
Two (While Dismissing Claim One) Doesn't Postpone Obligation to Answer
Claim Two
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BACKLOG
ITEMS
"OPEN
COURT" SETTLEMENTS:
For Settlement Purposes, "Open Court" Doesn't
Necessarily Mean the Courtroom Itself
BILL OF PARTICULARS:
Exceeding the 10 Days in Which to Object to
Inadequate Bill Is Not Excused by the Need to Satisfy the "Affirmation"
Rule
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