Marani
Marani v. Cramer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Oakland Division KEVIN MARANI, Case No. 19-cv-05538-YGR (LB)
Plaintiff,
ORDER REGARDING LETTER
v. ROGATORY
MICHAEL CRAMER, et al., Re: ECF No. 56 Defendants. 16 The plaintiff moved to serve defendant Jon Hanna, who resides in Panama, through the letter rogatory process authorized under the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory. Panama apparently is a signatory to that convention.1 The court identifies several possible issues. First, the court is aware — because it did some independent research — that Panama is a signatory to the Inter-American Convention. See, e.g., Thunderbird Resorts, Inc. v. Mitzim Props., Inc., Case No. 15cv1304 JAH (BGS), 2019 WL 1098978, at *1 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 8, 2019). The court found an online copy, but going forward, it would be helpful if the plaintiff would cite the convention in retrievable format or and attach it. (The court is used to…