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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1330 Breach of Contract

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11cv1363

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ECTEON CONTRACT TECHNOLOGY,

INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

SECURE INTERNET COMMERCE

NETWORK, INC. et al.,

Defendants. 

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Civil No. 11cv1363-L(BLM)

ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE

APPLICATION FOR ORDER TO

SERVE DEFENDANT SECURE

INTERNET COMMERCE

NETWORK, INC. BY SERVICE ON

THE CALIFORNIA SECRETARY

OF STATE

Plaintiff filed an ex parte application to serve Defendant Secure Internet Commerce

Network Inc. by service on the California Secretary of State. Secure Internet Commerce

Network Inc. is a Nevada corporation with its principal place of business in this state. (Compl.

at 1-2.) 

Section 2111(a) of California Corporations Code, which provides for service of foreign

corporations by service on the California Secretary of State, states in pertinent part:

If the agent designated for the service of process is a natural person and cannot be

found with due diligence at the address stated in the designation or if the agent is a

corporation and no person can be found with due diligence to whom the delivery

authorized by Section 2110 may be made for the purpose of delivery to the

corporate agent, or if the agent designated is no longer authorized to act, or if no

agent has been designated and if no one of the officers or agents of the corporation

specified in Section 2110 can be found after diligent search and it is so shown by

affidavit to the satisfaction of the court, then the court may make an order that

service be made by personal delivery to the Secretary of State . . ..

Therefore, “as a condition precedent to the issuance of an order for such substituted service” a

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plaintiff’s affidavit must establish that “the corporation cannot be served with the exercise of due

diligence in any other manner provided by law.” Batte v. Bandy, 165 Cal. App. 2d 527, 535

(1958).

Based on the affidavits filed in support of the ex parte application it appears that Plaintiff

has exercised due diligence but has been unable to serve Defendant Secure Internet Commerce

Network Inc. by any other means. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s ex parte application for substitute

service is GRANTED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 22, 2011

M. James Lorenz

United States District Court Judge

COPY TO: 

HON. BARBARA L. MAJOR

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

ALL PARTIES/COUNSEL

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