Centre Way Company Limited v. Fuzhou Puhua Minghui Trading Co. Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CENTRE WAY COMPANY LIMITED, Case No. 20-cv-01377-SVK

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S v. MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTED

SERVICE

FUZHOU PUHUA MINGHUI TRADING CO. LTD., Re: Dkt. No. 9 11 Defendant. 12 Plaintiff Centre Way Company Limited filed the instant motion1 asking this Court to order substituted service pursuant to Rule 4(f)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Dkt. 9. Specifically, Plaintiff asks this Court to order substituted service on Defendant Fuzhou Puhua Minghui Trading Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, by way of hand delivering documents to the California Secretary of State’s office in Sacramento. Id. Rules 4(f) and 4(h)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure govern service of process on individuals and corporations outside the United States. Rule 4(h)(2) provides for service on a corporation, partnership, or association “in any manner prescribed by Rule 4(f) . . . .” Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(h)(2). Rule…