Aurelio Echevarria-Gonzalez v. Antonio Gonzalez-Chapel, Etc.

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• holding that Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) applies to official capacity defendants, in part, because they can be bound by a judgment and held in contempt for disobeying a court order
• finding that use of a Bette Midler voice impersonator in 28 commercial violated Midler’s right of publicity due to the distinctiveness of her voice
• noting that when construing party motions, “nomenclature should not be exalted over substance” and proceeding to determine the type of motion in question by reference to its contents
• explaining that when “the action is brought against a public officer in his official capacity, the manipulation of names is merely a technicality that should not interfere with substantial rights” (internal citations omitted)
• stating that reinstatement is prospective relief
• “A defendant must be served in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4, in order for the court to secure personal jurisdiction over him.”

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