Sternberg
Michael C. Sternberg, et al. v. Cindy Hendrickson, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL C. STERNBERG, et al., Case No. 24-cv-04271-AMO
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
v. ALTERNATIVE SERVICE
CINDY HENDRICKSON, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 68 Defendants.
12 Proceeding without the assistance of counsel, Michael C. Sternberg, on behalf of himself and his two children, E.W. and N.W., sues dozens of defendants based on their alleged roles in a child custody dispute regarding E.W. and N.W. Now before the Court is Sternberg’s motion for alternative service. Dkt. No. 68. He asks that he be permitted to serve Sherry Diamond1 and the Santa Clara County Bar Association (“SCCBA”) via email because (1) Diamond did not respond to a request to waive service or to follow-up emails, one of which references a purported public records act request for Diamond’s current address, and (2) Sternberg’s process server was unable to effect service during the single attempt made at noon on a weekday, at Diamond’s last known address, which…