United States First Circuit

In an action alleging workplace discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and local law , the district court's denial of defendant's motion to vacate the default judgment as void is reversed and remanded, where: 1) plaintiff has offered nothing to dispute that the defendant's board of directors resolved to remove Prentice as the defendant-corporation's registered agent and to substitute CT Corporation; 2) the district court erred in concluding that defendant failed to offer any realistic evidence that Prentice was no longer the defendant's registered agent at the time of service; and 3) defendant had no duty to correct the Department of State's mistake, which failed to update its website with defendant's new agent for service of process.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/27/2014
• Published 06/27/2014

Judges

• SELYA

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel