Absent a statutory basis, federal court needs effective service authorization; personal jurisdiction and service are linked
Civil Procedure — FRCP 3 4 5 commencement and service
Hague Service Convention does not prohibit service by postal channels where the receiving state has not objected
Removal defendant’s time to remove runs from formal service of process (or waiver/equivalent), not mere receipt of the complaint
Rule 4’s period for service controls service timing in the statutory setting at issue; Rules Enabling Act framework for service
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