Brown et al v. Bottling Group, LLC et al

Filing 11

ORDER: Plaintiffs' Motion for an Order Appointing an International Process Server 10 is GRANTED. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington on 3/2/2015. (KAK)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
TAMPA DIVISION
WILLIAM A. BROWN and LINDA
HAZLETT-BROWN,
Plaintiffs,
v.

CASE NO. 8:15-cv-325-T-33TGW

BOTTLING GROUP, LLC, ET AL.,
Defendants.
_______________________________/
ORDER
This matter is before the Court pursuant to Plaintiffs'
Motion for an Order Appointing an International Process Server
(Doc. # 10), filed on February 27, 2015.
Plaintiffs

indicate

that

Defendants

In the Motion,

Westfalia

Logistics

Technologies GmbH & Co.KG and Westfalia Logistics Solutions
Europe GmbH & Co.KG are German companies that do not have
registered agents for service of process in the United States.
Plaintiffs represent that the German Defendants need to be
served pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Hague
Convention.
international
Services,

Thus, Plaintiffs seek the appointment of an
process

pursuant

to

server,
the

particularly

Hague

Crowe

Convention.

consideration, the Court grants the Motion.
Accordingly, it is
ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED:

Foreign

After

due

(1)

Plaintiffs'

Motion

for

an

Order

Appointing

an

International Process Server (Doc. # 10) is GRANTED.
(2)

Pursuant to Chapter 1, Article 3 of the Hague Convention,
and for good cause shown, the Court hereby appoints Crowe
Foreign Services, 1020 SW Taylor Street, Suite 240,
Portland, Oregon 97205, and its agents, as the authority
and judicial officer competent under the Jurisdiction of
this Court to forward to the Central Authority in the
applicable country, any and all documents to be served in
this case.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers in Tampa, Florida, this 2nd

day of March, 2015.

Copies to: All counsel and parties of record

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