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    From Jethro_uk@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 12 06:46:43 2021
    I see that it has been claimed Prince Andrew has been "served" in the UK
    for the purposes of US litigation.

    Presumably this will end with a US judge determining if he has or not.

    If the US judge decides he has, then what could follow within the
    territories of the US ? Would a US lawyer recommend he obtain
    representation in the US to strike out the judgement he was "served", or continue the current "La la la, I can't hear you, la la la" strategy that
    is managing to keep his profile so low.

    Would any US located assets be at risk of seizure ? I imagine travelling anywhere the US claims jurisdiction (including airport transfers within
    the US) would be our of the question ?

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  • From Roy@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 12 08:40:05 2021
    On 9/12/2021 6:46 AM, Jethro_uk wrote:
    I see that it has been claimed Prince Andrew has been "served" in the UK
    for the purposes of US litigation.

    Presumably this will end with a US judge determining if he has or not.

    If the US judge decides he has, then what could follow within the
    territories of the US ? Would a US lawyer recommend he obtain
    representation in the US to strike out the judgement he was "served", or continue the current "La la la, I can't hear you, la la la" strategy that
    is managing to keep his profile so low.

    Would any US located assets be at risk of seizure ? I imagine travelling anywhere the US claims jurisdiction (including airport transfers within
    the US) would be our of the question ?


    The papers are about a New York civil lawsuit. If the prince has been
    served, it allows the case and discovery to proceed. There is no
    warrant for arrest and the US federal authorities aren't involved.

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  • From Stuart O. Bronstein@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Sep 12 08:39:41 2021
    Jethro_uk <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:shkfoe$vtm$[email protected]:

    I see that it has been claimed Prince Andrew has been "served" in
    the UK for the purposes of US litigation.

    Presumably this will end with a US judge determining if he has or
    not.

    If the US judge decides he has, then what could follow within the
    territories of the US ? Would a US lawyer recommend he obtain
    representation in the US to strike out the judgement he was
    "served", or continue the current "La la la, I can't hear you, la
    la la" strategy that is managing to keep his profile so low.

    Would any US located assets be at risk of seizure ? I imagine
    travelling anywhere the US claims jurisdiction (including airport
    transfers within the US) would be our of the question ?

    In general service of process in another country than the country
    where litigation is filed, is subject to the rules of The Hague
    Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial
    Documents. You can find it here:

    https://assets.hcch.net/docs/f4520725-8cbd-4c71-b402-5aae1994d14c.pdf

    Under the Convention, proper service of process is not up to the
    state where the trial is being held, but up to the state where the
    other party is located.


    --
    Stu
    http://DownToEarthLawyer.com

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  • From Sam@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Sep 14 21:25:10 2021
    On Sun, 12 Sep 2021 06:46:43 -0700 (PDT), Jethro_uk
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    I see that it has been claimed Prince Andrew has been "served" in the UK
    for the purposes of US litigation.

    Presumably this will end with a US judge determining if he has or not.

    If the US judge decides he has, then what could follow within the
    territories of the US ? Would a US lawyer recommend he obtain
    representation in the US to strike out the judgement he was "served", or >continue the current "La la la, I can't hear you, la la la" strategy that
    is managing to keep his profile so low.

    Would any US located assets be at risk of seizure ? I imagine travelling >anywhere the US claims jurisdiction (including airport transfers within
    the US) would be our of the question ?

    If he decides to respond to the lawsuit it will be decided by a jury
    of his peers. If the lawsuit is successful then they can place liens
    on property or a levy on bank accounts in the USA.

    If there is a settlement of the lawsuit then he can write a check to
    the plaintiff.



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    Republic: Three wolves and a lamb vote for dinner,
    but the lamb is armed & has the right
    to an appeal in a court of law.
    Communism: Three Wolves have eaten the lamb
    and are fighting amongst themselves
    for the scraps.

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