Acosta v. Burris

How courts have described this case

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• “[W]here a defendant has not been served with process, the court has no jurisdiction to enter a judgment against him. A sheriff’s return is prima facie proof of service and can be overcome only by clear and convincing proof.” (citations and internal quotation marks omitted)

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