Weisskopf, R. v. Neeman, Yaakov et al

Filing 7

Initial Order for Paid Pro Se: Plaintiff directed to serve complaint. Proof of service due 6/9/2012. Plaintiff's 2 motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Plaintiff's 6 motion for extension of time to serve defenda nts is granted in part and denied in part. Plaintiff may have an additional 60 days to serve defendant P. E. F. Israel Endowment Fund, Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 4/9/2012. (Attachments: # 1 USM94 form, # 2 Central Authority information for Israel, # 3 Procedure for Serving a Complaint on a Corporation in a Federal Lawsuit, # 4 Wis. Stats. 801.11, # 5 Amended complaint) (jef),(ps).

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Israel - Central Authority & practical information
Central Authority(ies):
The Director of Courts

Contact details:

Address:

The Director of Courts
Directorate of Courts
22 Kanfei Nesharin St.
Jerusalem 95464
P.O.B. 34142
Israel

Telephone:

[phone]

Fax:

[phone]

E-mail:

[e-mail]

General website:

http://www.mfa.gov.il

Contact persons:

Itamar Shoham
Yair Biran
Tamar David
Ms Meirav Shentzer

Languages spoken by staff:

English, Hebrew

Practical Information:

Address
Forwarding authorities
(Art. 3(1)):

The Director of Courts (i.e. the Central Authority)
Service is effected either by registered post with a certificate of receipt of
service or personally delivered by the clerks of the various Magistrate’s
courts.

Methods of service
(Art. 5(1)(2)):

If the person to be served is not at the address given, the documents can be
accepted by a member of the family who lives at the same address and
appears to be at least 18 years old. In addition, if the documents are served
by the clerk of the court, on his third visit to an address where no answer
has been obtained, the clerk can post the document on the door of the
intended recipient – and in this case this is regarded as legal service of the
documents.
Documents intended for residents of the Palestinian Authority
Please note that documents intended for residents of the Palestinian
Authority should be forwarded through the Director of Courts. This
authority forwards the documents to the Palestinian Authority. However,
the Palestinian Authority has issued regulations for the service of
documents for inhabitants of the areas under Palestinian Authority
jurisdiction:
a. The documents are to be translated into Arabic and Hebrew.
b. The request will include the full name (four names) of the
recipient.
c. The request will include the Identification Number of the

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recipient.
d. The request will include the full address as far as possible.
Translation requirements
(Art. 5(3)):

Service requested under the Convention requires that the documents to be
served are written in or translated into either Hebrew, English or Arabic.

Costs relating to execution of
the request for service
(Art. 12):

No fees are charged by the Israeli authorities for service of documents
under the Convention.

Time for execution of request:

3 to 6 months.

Judicial officers, officials or
other competent persons
(Art. 10(b)):

The State of Israel, in its quality as State of destination, will, in what
concerns Article 10, paragraphs b) and c), of the Convention, effect the
service of judicial documents only through the Directorate of Courts, and
only where an application for such service emanates from a judicial
authority or from the diplomatic or consular representation of a
Contracting State.

Oppositions and declarations
(Art. 21(2)):

Click here to read all the declarations made by Israel under the Service
Convention.

Art. 8(2):

No opposition

Art. 10(a):

No opposition

Art. 10(b):

Additional information - see declarations

Art. 10(c):

Additional information - see declarations

Art. 15(2):

No declaration of applicability

Art. 16(3):

Declaration of applicability

Derogatory channels (bilateral
or multilateral agreements or
internal law permitting other
transmission channels)
(Arts. 11, 19, 24 and 25)
Disclaimer:
Information may not be
complete or fully updated –
please contact the relevant
authorities to verify this
information.
Useful links:

To consult bilateral and multilateral treaties to which Israel is a party, click
here.

The Judicial Authority

(This page was last updated on 18 May 2011)

Conventions

Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or
Commercial Matters [14]

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