Service of Process on Foreign State
Actual notice is insufficient in the service of process on Brazil, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia explained on July 10, 2010. In the matter Ibiza Business Ltd. et al. v. United States of America et al., docket number 10-296, the plaintiff had sought entry of a default judgment against Brazil but the court advised it to serve in strict compliance with 28 USC §1608(a)(3). -- Clemens Kochinke,, partner, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP, Washingcton, DC.
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