Cody Coulton, et al. v. Vincent Gaetano Lombardi, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted Plaintiffs’ motion for alternate service on Thomas Bradley Messier and XDRIP Digital Management LLC. The Court authorized service by first-class mail, posting, email, and direct message, and extended the summons for Defendant Jason Morrow by thirty days.

Holdings

1. Alternate service was authorized because Plaintiffs demonstrated due diligence in attempting conventional service and the proposed methods were reasonably calculated to give the defendants actual notice.
2. The summons as to Jason Morrow was extended for thirty days because good cause was shown.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should authorize alternate service on Messier and XDRIP Digital Management LLC when conventional service could not reasonably be completed.
2. Whether good cause supported extending the summons as to Jason Morrow for thirty days.

Disposition

other