DigiLens Inc. v. Nika Optics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. et al

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
DIGILENS INC., a California
corporation,
Plaintiff,
v.
NIKA OPTICS (TIANJIN) CO., LTD., a
Chinese company, YOUCHENG DU, an
individual, and ZHIQIN HUANG, an
individual,
Defendants.
Case No. 5:26-cv-10763-SVK
Assigned to Hon. Susan van Keulen
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR ORDER
APPOINTING CROWE FOREIGN
SERVICES AS INTERNATIONAL
PROCESS SERVER
Complaint Filed: September 21,
2026
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The Court has considered Plaintiff DigiLens Inc.’s Motion for Order
Appointing Crowe Foreign Services as International Process Server. Good cause
appearing and no need for argument (Civ.L.R. 7-1(b), the Motion is GRANTED.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. 	Crowe Foreign Services, 733 S.W. Vista Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97205,
and its authorized agents are appointed as special international process server under
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(c)(3) for the limited purpose of facilitating service of
process on Defendant Nika Optics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, China.
2. 	Crowe Foreign Services and its authorized agents may prepare, sign, and
transmit the request for service, the summons, the First Amended Complaint, and any other
required documents to the appropriate Central Authority under the Hague Service
Convention; coordinate any required translations, copies, fees, and communications; and
receive the Convention certificate or other return concerning service.
3. 	Crowe Foreign Services shall act only in a manner consistent with Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure 4(f)(1) and 4(h)(2), the Hague Service Convention, China’s
applicable declarations and requirements, and this Order. Nothing in this Order authorizes
a method of service prohibited by an international agreement.
4. 	Plaintiff 	may 	file 	the 	returned 	Hague 	Convention 	certificate 	or 	other
competent proof of service in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(l).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 14, 2026 ___________________________________
Hon. Susan van Keulen
U.S. Magistrate Judge
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