Jones v. City Of New York
- George Daniels
- 1:18-cv-04064
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jones v. City of New York, Judge Parker granted permission for alternative service on Ryan and Serrano.
Henry Jones and defendants Ryan and Serrano; the order concerns how Jones must serve those defendants.
What happened
In Jones v. City of New York, Henry Jones asked to serve defendants Ryan and Serrano using an alternative method.
The opinion says other forms of service were impracticable because of the COVID-19 national emergency. The request concerned service of the lawsuit, not the merits of Jones’s claims.
Judge Parker granted the request and allowed alternative service, including by mail, under the cited rules. Jones was required to file proof of service by May 4, 2020.
The detailed version
- Jones v. City Of New York · No. 1:18-cv-04064
- George Daniels
- Apr. 30, 2020
Background
Henry Jones requested permission to use alternative service to serve defendants Ryan and Serrano. The opinion states that other forms of service were impracticable in light of the COVID-19 national emergency.
Legal standard
The court relied on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(e)(1) and New York Civil Practice Law and Rules section 308. Those provisions allow a court to authorize an alternative method of serving an individual when ordinary methods are impracticable. The opinion states that alternative service may include service by mail.
Ruling
Judge Katharine H. Parker granted Jones’s request for permission for alternative service on Ryan and Serrano. The court allowed Jones to serve the defendants by alternative service and required him to file proof of service by no later than May 4, 2020. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.