The following excerpt is from Vasic v. Patent Health, L.L.C., Case No. 13cv849 AJB (MDD) (S.D. Cal. 2013):
service of process. Umbenhauer v. Woog, 969 F.2d 25, 31 (3d Cir. 1992). However, if it appears that effective service can be made and there has been no prejudice to the defendant, a court will quash service rather than dismiss the action. See id.
A. Service of Process Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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