Maddry
Maddry v. Luoxue
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 4 DANIEL M. MADDRY, Case No. 5:25-cv-02449-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR ALTERNATIVE
SERVICE
LUOXUE, et al., [Re: Dkt. No. 3] Defendants.
10 Plaintiff Daniel Maddry (“Plaintiff” or “Maddry”) brings suit against Defendants Luoxue, Zhang Zhenkai, and Guoyanquing, each alleged to be “an individual or business entity operating out of” China. Dkt. No. 1 (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 1, 7–9. Before the Court is Maddry’s Motion for Alternative Service. Dkt. No. 3 (“Mot.”). Maddry requests a court order to effectuate service via email and “[b]y notifying Amazon.com, Inc., Walmart.com, and eBay.com’s legal departments of this lawsuit and requesting that they provide a copy of the Summons, Complaint, and supporting documents to Defendants via their internal communication systems.” Id. at 1, 3. For the following reasons, Maddry’s motion is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND …