United States District Court
District of Connecticut
FILED AT NEW HAVEN
~-€...(' \~ 20a~ Order No. 22-30
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
ORDER APPOINTING CLERK OF COURT AS
AGENT FOR ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE
The Judges of this Court hereby authorize and appoint the Clerk of Court for the United States
District Court for the District of Connecticut, and all deputies thereof, to accept service of process,
pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 4(i)(3) and 4(e)(2)(C), on behalf of the District Judges,
Magistrate Judges, staff of the District Court, and officers and staff of the United States Probation and
Pretrial Services for the District of Connecticut when any such individual is sued in an individual
capacity for an act or omission occurring in connection with duties performed on the United States'
behalf, and to accept a copy of the summons and the complaint sent by registered or certified mail
pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(i)(2) when any such individual is sued only in an official
capacity.
Individual judges and staff members may opt out of this appointment by written letter to the
Clerk of Court.
Nothing in this Standing Order affects a litigant's obligation to also serve the United States
pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(i)(l) when suing an individual in an official capacity or
in an individual capacity for an act or omission occurring in connection with duties performed on the
United States' behalf. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(2), (3).
This appointment shall remain in effect until such time as it may be terminated or replaced by a
subsequent appointment.
So Ordered:
Dated: 18th day ofNovember. 2022 Isl Michael P. Shea
Hartford, CT Michael P. Shea
Chief United States District Judge
/s/ Jeffrey A. Mever /s/ Robert. N Chatignv
Jeffrey A. Meyer, U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny, Senior U.S. District Judge
/s/ Victor A. Bolden /s/ Alvin W Thompson
Victor A. Bolden, U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson, Senior U.S. District Judge
/s/ Kari A. Dooley /s/ Janet Bond Arterton
Kari A. Dooley, U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton, Senior U.S. District Judge
/s/ Sarala V. Nagala /s/ Janet C. Hall
Sarala V. Nagala, U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall, Senior U.S. District Judge
/s/ Omar A. Williams /s/ Stefan R. Underhill
Omar A. Williams, U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill, Senior U.S. District Judge
/s/ Vanessa L. Brvant
Vanessa L. Bryant, Senior U.S. District Judge
/s/ Charles S. Haight, Jr.
Charles S. Haight, Jr., Senior U.S. District Judge
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