(A) Forms.
Every complaint or other document commencing a civil case shall be
accompanied by a completed Civil Cover Sheet, an Original Filing Form and a Disclosure
Statement. These required documents must be filed in the form provided by and available from
the Clerk of Court.
(B) Summons or Waiver.
Except when plaintiff seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis, the plaintiff shall
provide at the time a complaint is submitted for filing a completed summons accompanied by a
Notice of Process Server form (if service is to be effected by summons on a defendant who is
not a federal government agency), or request for waiver of service for each defendant pursuant
to Fed.R.Civ.P.4. Upon the filing of a complaint, process shall issue under the Clerk’s signature
and seal, or requests for waivers shall be returned to plaintiff for mailing.
(Amended July 10, 2006, effective August 28, 2006; Amended October 11, 2018, effective December 1, 2018; Amended December 14, 2022,
effective March 1, 2023)
