California Beach Co., LLC v. Exqline, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CALIFORNIA BEACH CO., LLC, Case No. 20-cv-01994-TSH

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

v. ALTERNATIVE SERVICE

EXQLINE, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 17 Defendants.

12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff The California Beach Co., LLC (“CBC”) seeks an order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(f)(3) authorizing substituted service of process on Defendant Exqline, Inc. through its U.S.-based counsel, Jeffrey Yee of Lewis Brisbois & Smith, LLP, and for substituted service of process on Defendant Shopify Inc. through email. ECF No. 17. No opposition has been filed. The Court finds this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument and VACATES the July 23, 2020 hearing. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). Having considered CBC’s arguments and the relevant legal authority, the Court GRANTS its motion for the following reasons. II. BACKGROUND CBC is the exclusive…