Compass Bank v. Katz

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that a plaintiff should not seek alternative service under Rule 4(f)(3) merely to “expedite the process and avoid additional costs of service” (citation omitted)
• “Service through Mexico’s Central Authority is the exclusive method of service of process on parties in 2 Mexico under the Hague Convention.”
• Mexico objected to service by “postal channels” and therefore service by email was not permitted
• “the standard set out … seems to require … that a plaintiff put forth reasonable diligence in attempting to discover defendant’s address, before finding the party can circumvent the methods for service of process authorized by the Hague Convention.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Luxottica Grp. S.P.A. v. P'ships & Unincorporated Ass'ns Identified On Schedule \A\
  E.D. Illinois· 2019-05-24· cited 42×
• in the Interest of T.M.E., A.J.E., and R.J.E., Children
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2018-11-07· cited 6×
• in the Interest of J.R.
  Tex. App. Ct., 9th Dist. (Beaumont)· 2019-02-28
• in the Matter of the Marriage of Angelina Sandoval and Angel Sandoval and in the Interest of A.M.S., a Child
  Texas Supreme Court· 2021-03-12

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Rio Properties, Inc. v. Rio International Interlink, Rio Properties, Inc. v. Rio International Interlink
  Ninth Circuit· 2002-03-20· cited 1,036×
• Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Schlunk
  Supreme Court· 1988-06-15· cited 735×
• Nuovo Pignone S P A v. Storman Asia MV
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-10-31· cited 221×
• The Stars' Desert Inn Hotel & Country Club, Inc. v. Richard Hwang
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-01-27· cited 56×
• Velasco v. Ayala
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2009-11-19· cited 47×
• BP Products North America, Inc. v. Dagra
  E.D. Virginia· 2005-11-08· cited 10×
• Mitchell v. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.
  N.D. Georgia· 2010-10-04· cited 5×