Serving Process for US Proceedings Under the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory | Practical Law

Serving Process for US Proceedings Under the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory | Practical Law

A Practice Note analyzing the key issues to consider when serving process on a defendant outside the US under the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory (Inter-American Service Convention or IASC) and its Additional Protocol. This Note discusses serving process under the IASC through the US Central Authority or by using judicial or diplomatic channels to forward the documents to the foreign state for service of process. This Note also briefly outlines other methods for serving process in an IASC member state.

Serving Process for US Proceedings Under the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory

by Proskauer Rose LLP with Practical Law Litigation
Maintained • USA (National/Federal)
A Practice Note analyzing the key issues to consider when serving process on a defendant outside the US under the Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory (Inter-American Service Convention or IASC) and its Additional Protocol. This Note discusses serving process under the IASC through the US Central Authority or by using judicial or diplomatic channels to forward the documents to the foreign state for service of process. This Note also briefly outlines other methods for serving process in an IASC member state.