Millennium Franchise Group, LLC v. Bank of America, N.A.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 MILLENNIUM FRANCHISE GROUP, Case No. 21-cv-08684-CRB

LLC,

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

v. 11 ARIC K. PERMINTER, et al., 12 Defendants. 13 Plaintiff Millennium Franchise Group (“Millennium”) brings various causes of 14 action against Defendants Aric K. Perminter (“Aric K.”), Aric D. Perminter (“Aric D.”), 15 and Lynx Technologies Partners (“Lynx”) stemming from alleged embezzlement. First 16 Am. Compl. (dkt. 11). After a prior motion to serve Aric D. by publication was denied, 17 see dkt. 58, Millennium renews its motion. See Mot. (dkt. 64). Finding this matter 18 suitable for resolution without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court 19 GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion. 20 While the Court’s prior order held that Millennium had failed to exercise 21 “reasonable diligence” in its attempts to serve Aric D., the Court is satisfied that 22 Millennium has now taken “those steps which a reasonable person who truly desired to 23 give notice would have taken under the circumstances.” Donel, Inc. v.…