Firsov
Sergey Firsov v. United Airlines, Inc, et al.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 7 SERGEY FIRSOV, Case No. 5:25-cv-03784-BLF Plaintiff, 8 v.
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
9 UNITED AIRLINES, INC, et al., MOTION FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS Defendants. FEES 10 [Re: ECF No. 28] 11
12 13 Before the Court is Plaintiff Sergey Firsov’s motion to recover costs for service of process 14 under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d)(2). ECF No. 28 (“Mot.”); see also ECF No. 44 15 (“Reply”). Defendants oppose the motion. ECF No. 41 (“Opp.”). The motion is DENIED. 16 I. Legal Standard 17 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 provides that a corporation “subject to service under 18 Rule 4(e), (f), or (h) has a duty to avoid unnecessary expenses of serving the summons.” Fed. R. 19 Civ. P. 4(d)(1). Notice to a corporation must be given “to an officer, a managing or general agent, 20 or any other agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service of process.” 21 Id. 4(d)(1)(A)(ii). “Once a plaintiff has sent a valid request for a waiver of…