· 9/5/1986
Steve Benny v. Danny Pipes and Charles Payne
Citations
- 799 F.2d 489
- 6 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1359
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 29441
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a “general appearance or responsive pleading by a defendant that fails to dispute personal jurisdiction will waive any defect in service or personal jurisdiction.”
- noting that a federal court lacks personal jurisdiction over defendant unless 12 defendant properly served
- noting that a federal court lacks personal 10 jurisdiction over defendant unless defendant properly served
- noting that a federal court lacks personal jurisdiction over defendant unless 22 defendant properly served
- “In a federal question case such as Benny’s 1 suit, federal procedural law indisputably controls.”
- “A general appearance or responsive pleading by a defendant that fails to dispute personal jurisdiction will waive any defect in service or personal jurisdiction.”
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Judges: Pregerson, Poole, Noonan
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