SERVICE OF PROCESS AND RETURN OF SERVICE
(a) Issuance of Summons. Summons may be prepared by counsel for
issuance by the Clerk in actions using conventional filing. The Clerk will prepare and
transmit the summons electronically to counsel for plaintiffs that are electronic filers.
(b) Proof of Service of Process. If service of process is not waived, proof of
service of process shall be made by acknowledgment of the party served or by affidavit
of the person serving such process. Such proof of service shall be filed and served on
all parties who have been served or who have appeared in the action as of the time of
filing the proof of service, as soon as possible after service has been completed and, in
any event, before any action based upon the service is requested or taken by the Court
or is taken by a party in reliance on proper service. Such proof of service shall show the
date, place, and manner of the service. When service is made by personal delivery, it
shall show the hour, the particular address or vicinity at which service was made, the
name and address of the person served, and the name and address of the person making
the service. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(l).
(c) Filing of Waiver of Service. If the defendant has waived service of
process, the plaintiff shall file the waiver of service as soon as possible after receiving the
waiver and, in any event, before any action based upon the waiver of service is requested
or taken by the Court or is taken by a party in reliance on proper service or a waiver
thereof. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(4).
(d) Service of Process Required. Counsel for plaintiff shall effect service of
process on the defendant. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. Electronic filing does not affect this
requirement.
(e) Service of Other Process. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4.1.
