Howard & Howard attorney Jonathan Fountain discusses protecting clients from counterfeiters.
This article was originally published in the COMMUNIQUÉ, the official publication of the Clark County Bar Association. (May 2019).
(CAPTION)
The undersigned party hereby consents to service of documents by electronic means as designated below in accordance with Rule 5(b)(2)(E) of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.
Party name(s):
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Documents served by electronic means must be transmitted to the following person(s):
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Facsimile transmission to the following facsimile number(s):
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Electronic mail to the following email address(es):
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Attachments to email must be in the following format(s):
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Other electronic means (specify how the documents must be transmitted)
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The undersigned party also acknowledges that this consent does not require service by the specified means unless the serving party elects to serve by that means.
Dated this __________ day of _______________, 20_____.
Signed:_____________________________
Attorney for Consenting Party
or Consenting Party
Address: __________________________
Telephone: ________________________
Fax number: ________________________
Email address: ______________________
[Added; effective March 1, 2019.]
Form 2. Rule 4.1 Waiver of Service of Summons
(Attorney or Plaintiff Information)
(Caption)
Waiver of Service of Summons under Rule 4.1 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure
To (name the plaintiff’s attorney or the self-represented plaintiff):
I have received your request to waive service of a summons in this lawsuit along with a copy of the complaint, two copies of this waiver form, and a prepaid means of returning one signed copy of the form to you.
I, or the entity I represent, agree to save the expense of serving a summons and complaint in this lawsuit.
I understand that I, or the entity I represent, will keep all defenses or objections to the lawsuit, the court’s jurisdiction, and the venue of the lawsuit, but that I waive any objections to the absence of a summons or of service.
I also understand that I, or the entity I represent, must file and serve an answer or a motion under Rule 12 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure within 60 days from _____________________, the date when this request was sent (or 90 days if it was sent outside the United States). If I fail to do so, a default judgment will be entered against me or the entity I represent.
Date: _____________________________
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(Signature of the attorney or unrepresented party)
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(Printed name)
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(Address)
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(Email address)
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(Telephone number)
[Added; effective March 1, 2019.]