On September 3, 2025, Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted plaintiff Jose Maria DeCastro’s ex parte application for alternative service under Fed. R. Civ.… 

DeCastro v. O’Dea – Ex Parte Motion for Alternative ServiceThis ex parte motion asks the court to authorize service of process by electronic means instead of traditional methods. Plaintiff argues that the defendant has refused… 

Filed September 3, 2025, this declaration by attorney Randall S. Newman confirms service of the summons, complaint, and related case documents on defendant John Brendan O’Dea via the email addresses authorized by the Court’s order… 

Complaint in DeCastro v. O’Dea, 25-cv-06567-NC (N.D. Cal.) for Violation of the Stored Communications Act, Violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Violation of the Lanham Act, Violation of California Penal Code 502(c), 512(f)…