Civil Procedure: You've Been Poked

The Associated Press reported last week that it is now legal, at least in Australia, to serve legal process through Facebook. Imagine the possibilities for litigation in the U.S. Think of how many people don’t seem to have physical addresses or land lines but have active presences on Facebook, My Space and other sites. In my own practice, I have been able to locate a few difficult to find characters through these sites. I don’t know if this development is exciting or troubling but it certainly points to the future of Civil Procedure. Perhaps next we will be suing avatars on Second Life.