LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER v. aaalvsale.com et al, No. 0:2021cv60790 - Document 8 (S.D. Fla. 2021)
Court Description: ORDER Granting 7 Ex Parte Motion for Order Authorizing Alternate Service of Process on Defendants and Memorandum of Law in Support Thereof. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 4/14/2021. See attached document for full details. (nc) Modified by Unsealing Document per 9 Order on 4/15/2021 (nc).
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LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER v. aaalvsale.com et al Doc. 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No. 21-cv-60790-BLOOM/Valle LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER, Plaintiff, v. AAALVSALE.COM, et al., Defendants. _____________________________/ SEALED ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE ALTERNATE SERVICE OF PROCESS THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Plaintiff, Louis Vuitton Malletier’s (“Plaintiff”) Ex Parte Motion for Order Authorizing Alternate Service of Process on Defendants Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(f)(3), ECF No. [7] (“Motion”). In its Complaint, Plaintiff sets forth claims against Defendants for (1) trademark counterfeiting and infringement, (2) false designation of origin, (3) cybersquatting, (4) common law unfair competition, and (5) common law trademark infringement. See ECF No. [1]. More specifically, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants promote, sell, offer for sale, and distribute goods bearing counterfeits and confusingly similar imitations of Plaintiff’s trademarks, thereby infringing Plaintiff’s trademarks. Id. Plaintiff contends that Defendants are accomplishing these infringement activities through various fully interactive, commercial Internet websites under their domain names identified on Schedule “A” hereto (the “Subject Domain Names”). Plaintiff contends that Defendants operate via the Internet and utilize electronic means as reliable forms of contact. See ECF No. [7], at 2-5. According to Plaintiff, it has good cause to believe that Defendants are all residents of the People’s Republic of China (“China”), Republic of Dockets.Justia.com Case No. 21-cv-60790-BLOOM/Valle Korea (“Korea”), Netherlands, Philippines, Russian Federation (“Russia”), Singapore, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (“United Kingdom”), or other foreign jurisdictions, and/or redistribute products from sources in those locations. Id. at 11. Plaintiff further contends that Defendants have at least one operational form of electronic contact, demonstrating that this means of contact is not just effective, but the most reliable means of communicating with Defendants. Id. at 3-5. Consequently, Plaintiff asserts that e-mail, including onsite contact, is the most reliable means of providing Defendants with notice of this action. Id. at 9. Rule 4(f)(3) allows a district court to order an alternate method for service to be effected upon foreign defendants, provided that it is not prohibited by international agreement, and is reasonably calculated to give notice to the defendants. See Brookshire Bros. v. Chiquita Brands Int’l, Inc., No. 05-CIV-21962, 2007 WL 1577771, at *2 (S.D. Fla. May 31, 2007) (“[D]istrict courts have found broad discretion under Rule 4(f)(3) to authorize other methods of service that are consistent with due process and are not prohibited by international agreements.” (citing Prewitt Enters., Inc. v. Org. of Petroleum Exporting Countries, 353 F.3d 916, 921, 927 (11th Cir. 2003))); Rio Props., Inc. v. Rio Int’l Interlink, 284 F.3d 1007, 1015 (9th Cir. 2002). The plain language of Rule 4(f)(3) reflects that the decision to issue an order allowing alternate means of service lies within the discretion of the district court. Service by e-mail is not prohibited under international agreement in this case. Although the United States, China, Korea, Netherlands, Philippines, Russia, Spain, Turkey, and United Kingdom are signatories to the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil and Commercial Matters (the “Hague Convention”),1 the Hague Convention 1 Singapore is not a signatory to the Hague Convention. See ECF No. [7] at 12. 2 Case No. 21-cv-60790-BLOOM/Valle does not specifically preclude service of process via e-mail or by posting on a designated website. Where a signatory nation has objected to the alternative means of service provided by the Hague Convention, that objection is expressly limited to those means and does not represent an objection to other forms of service, such e-mail or website posting.2 Stat Med. Devices, Inc. v. HTL-Strefa, Inc., No. 15-cv-20590, 2015 WL 5320947, at *1 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 14, 2015) (noting that an objection to the alternative forms of service set forth in the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, Nov. 15, 1965, 658 U.N.T.S. 16, is limited to the specific forms of service objected to). A court acting under Rule 4(f)(3), therefore, remains free to order alternative means of service where a signatory nation has not expressly objected to those means. See Gurung v. Malhotra, 279 F.R.D. 215, 219 (S.D.N.Y. 2011). Accordingly, service by e-mail or internet communication does not violate an international agreement. Rule 4(f)(3) was “adopted in order to provide flexibility and discretion to the federal courts in dealing with questions of alternative methods of service of process in foreign countries.” In re Int’l Telemedia Assoc., Inc., 245 B.R. 713 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. 2000). What constitutes appropriate service varies depending on the circumstances of the case and turns on the court’s determination of whether the alternative method is reasonably calculated to apprise the parties of the pendency of the action and afford them an opportunity to present their objections. Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Veles Ltd., No. 06 CV 2988(GBD), 2007 WL 725412, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 12, 2007). Here, the Court finds that Plaintiff has shown good cause for leave to allow service of the Summonses, Complaint, and all future filings in this matter upon each Defendant via e-mail and 2 China, Korea, Netherlands, Philippines, Russia, Spain, Turkey, and United Kingdom have not expressly objected to service via e-mail or website posting. See ECF No. [7-3]. 3 Case No. 21-cv-60790-BLOOM/Valle via posting on a designated website. Accordingly, after careful review of the Motion, the evidence submitted in support of the Motion, and the applicable law, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 1. Plaintiff’s Motion, ECF No. [7], is GRANTED; 2. Plaintiff shall serve the Summonses, Complaint, and all filings in this matter upon Defendants via e-mail by providing the address to Plaintiff’s designated serving notice website to Defendants via the e-mail addresses provided by each Defendant as part of the domain registration records for each of their respective domain names, including service via registrar, or directly on the Internet website operating under each of their respective corresponding domain names, including customer service e-mail addresses and onsite contact forms. See attached Schedule “A” which lists Defendants by Defendant number and associated means of contact. 3. Plaintiff shall serve Defendants via website posting by posting a copy of the Summonses, Complaint, and all filings and discovery in this matter on the Plaintiff’s Website appearing at http://servingnotice.com/Ls37a2/index.html. DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, on April 14, 2021. ________________________________ BETH BLOOM UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Copies to: Counsel of Record. 4 Case No. 21-cv-60790-BLOOM/Valle SCHEDULE “A” DEFENDANTS BY NUMBER, SUBJECT DOMAIN NAME, AND MEANS OF CONTACT Defendant Number Defendant / Domain Name 1 aaalvsale.com 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 bestlvbag.com fakeslouisvuitton.com gotlouisvuitton.com louis-sa.com louistore.ru louisvuitton24.com louisvuittonbagmall.com louisvuittonboutique.vip louisvuittoncity.com louisvuittondeal.vip louisvuittonfemme.com louisvuittonhk.com 14 louisvuittonid.com 15 louisvuitton-id.com 16 louisvuittonid.shop 17 louisvuitton-id.shop 18 19 20 21 louisvuittonmalaysia.shop louisvuittonmode.com louisvuittonn.online louisvuittonn.vip 22 louisvuitton-ph.com 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 louisvuitton-ph.store louisvuittons.today louisvuittonsg.live louisvuittonsg.world louisvuittonshop.today louisvuittonph.shop louisvuittonphpp.com 25 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