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Case of the Day: Grupo Mexico v. SAS Asset Recovery
The case of the day is Grupo Mexico SAB de CV v. SAS Asset Recovery, Ltd. (5th Cir. 2016). This was a § 1782 case with an unusual twist. Grupo Mexico was involved in litigation in Mexico and sought discovery from SAS, which had offices in Dallas. After the district court granted the ex parte……
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Case of the Day: Grupo Famsa v. District Court
The case of the day is Grupo Famsa, S.A. de C.V. v. Eight Judicial District Court (Nev. 2016). B.E. Uno LLC was the owner of a shopping center in Las Vegas. Famsa, Inc. entered into a lease with Uno for commercial retail space. Grupo Fama guaranteed Famsa’s obligations under the lease. Uno sued Famsa and……
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Case of the Day: Department of Human Services v. M.C.-C.
The case of the day is Department of Human Services v. M.C.-C. (Or. Ct. App. 2015). The Oregon Department of Human Services brought a dependency proceeding against a father who lived in Mexico but whose four children lived in Oregon. The DHS served process via a private courier that required a signature at delivery. This……
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Mexico Update: Supreme Court Refuses Recognition of US Judgment On Service of Process Grounds
In a recent post at Cartas Blogatorias, María Mercedes Albornoz has written about a recent amparo case in the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice in which the court refused to reverse a lower court’s decision refusing recognition of a US decision on the grounds that the defendant was not served personally with process.
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Case of the Day: In re Estate of Sucich
The case of the day is In re Estate of Sucich (N.Y. Surr. Ct. 2015). Diana Sucich named her nephew, Nicholas Sucich, in her will, and he was therefore entitled to receive service of a citation in the probate case. However, according to the application of the nominated executor, Wolfson, Nicholas was “alleged to be……