Amazon.com Inc et al v. Vivcic et al

Filing 38

MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS Plaintiffs to file a supplemental declaration with the necessary information described herein by 6/11/2024. Authorized by Hon. Michelle L. Peterson. (SB)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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AMAZON.COM INC, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.

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VIVCIC, et al.,

Case No. C23-486-JHC-MLP
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Defendants.

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The following Minute Order is made at the direction of the Court, the Hon. Michelle L.
Peterson, United States Magistrate Judge:
To obtain a court order for alternative service under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(f)(3), a plaintiff

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must “demonstrate that the facts and circumstances of the present case necessitated the district

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court’s intervention.” Rio Props., Inc. v. Rio Int’l Interlink, 284 F.3d 1007, 1016 (9th Cir. 2002).

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Here, Plaintiffs indicate third-party discovery disclosed “potential physical addresses for

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Defendants in China” but “Plaintiffs’ investigators were not able to confirm that Defendants

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were located at any of the addresses, or that the addresses were related to any fraudulent

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activity.” (Commerson Decl. (dkt. # 36) at ¶ 4.) Plaintiffs do not explain any steps they took to

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confirm Defendants were located at or otherwise associated with the addresses. Plaintiffs have

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provided no information to conclude the addresses are not associated with Defendants. The Court

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is thus unable to determine at this point whether circumstances necessitate the Court’s

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intervention. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS Plaintiffs to file a supplemental declaration with

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the necessary information by June 11, 2024.

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Dated this 4th day of June, 2024.

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Ravi Subramanian
Clerk of Court

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By: Tim Farrell
Deputy Clerk

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