· 3/15/2007
Employee Painters' Trust v. Ethan Enterprises, Inc.
Citations
- 480 F.3d 993
- 2007 WL 777871
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- reaffirming that the Ninth Circuit \recognize[s] default as a permissible sanction for failure to comply with local rules requiring representation by counsel\
- stating that service of an amended complaint is 23 ordinarily governed by Rule 5, not Rule 4
- recognizing default as a permissible sanction for failure to 1 comply with local rules requiring representation by counsel
- stating that Federal Rule of 26 || Civil Procedure 5 governs “every pleading subsequent to the original complaint unless the court otherwise orders because of numerous defendants”
- finding that Rule 5 permits service of an amended complaint without personal service of the summons and complaint on defendants who were properly served with the original complaint and have appeared
- noting that an “amended complaint . . . qualifies as a ‘pleading subsequent to the original complaint,’ thus allowing it to be served in any manner prescribed in Rule 5(b)” (footnote omitted)
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Judges: Berzon, Rymer, Tallman
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