Direct Mail Specialists, Inc. v. Eclat Computerized Technologies, Inc., Dba Computerized Technology

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• holding that default cannot be entered if the defendant has filed a response indicating 22 its intent to defend the action
• stating that only “substantial compliance with Rule 4” will provide personal jurisdiction over the defendant
• stating that only “substantial compliance with Rule 4” will provide personal jurisdiction over the defendant
• stating that service of process is not limited solely 23 to officially designated officers, managing agents, or agents designated to receive process
• noting that the company was small, making the role of a receptionist “commensurately large in the structure of the company,” particularly where she was the only employee in the office when the process server arrived
• discussing requirements for perfecting service against a corporation under Fed. R. Crv. P. 4(d)(3)

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