When litigators think about service of process in a federal case, they generally recall the traditional methods of service in Rules 4 and 5 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For service on individuals, these methods include personally handing documents to an individual or leaving them at the individual’s residence with someone of suitable age and discretion.
However, in a recent case in the Southern District of New York, a party was permitted to use alternative means of service on defendants located in India – notably, by the social media site, Facebook. More…