Opinion ID: 6928650
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Defendants Raju Vegesna and Jim-Shung Chang

Text: Mylan also has requested that the indefinite suspension of litigation against defendant Raju Vegesna, a former ATI executive, be lifted and that the service of process on defendant Jin-Shung Chang, former executive at Quantum, be deemed effective. Ap-pellees AHP and Quantum have taken no position on the two issues. Defendant Vegesna has disappeared and is no longer' represented by counsel. He apparently pleaded guilty to two counts of interstate travel in aid of racketeering based on the conduct alleged in the instant case, had been served, and had retained counsel. In May 1992, Judge Ramsey declined to lift the suspension of proceedings but noted that the stay would be lifted and the case against Vegesna would proceed as soon as he was located. Mylan has requested that the panel lift the indefinite suspension of proceedings so that it can continue to prosecute its claims against Vegesna. According to Mylan, Vegesna should suffer a default judgment as a result of his disappearance. Because we have reversed the dismissal with prejudice and because it has been roughly a year or more since the district court last ruled on the issue, the district court should be approached by Mylan and requested to reconsider the facts and the propriety of the suspension of proceedings as to defendant Vegesna. Defendant Chang also was indicted for illegal conduct, but he, too, left the jurisdiction. According to Mylan, it repeatedly attempted to serve Chang at his last known address and also at a closing of his New York residence. At the closing, Mylan attempted to serve the papers on Mrs. Chang, but Mrs. Chang refused to take them. Judge Ramsey did not accept Mylan’s acts as proper service. At the time of Judge Ramsey’s ruling, it was believed that Chang was in Taiwan. The question of Chang’s current whereabouts, if known, and the propriety of service of process in light of any developing circumstances add up to questions of fact which should be taken up by the parties with the district court. The judgment is REVERSED.