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ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that, effective as of this date, except as provided
for herein, the United States Marshal's Service is relieved from any and all civil
process serving responsibilities within this district on behalf of private litigants.
To effect such service, it shall be the responsibility of the litigant or attorney of
record for the litigant to make appropriate arrangements with an alternative
process server as defined in Rule 4(c), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or an
individual specially appointed by a judge of this court for that purpose. An
alternative process server is defined as a person authorized to serve process in an
action brought in the courts of general jurisdiction in the State of Wisconsin or in
the state wherein service is to be made. It shall be the responsibility of the
litigant or attorney of record for the litigant to file an affidavit of service with
the Clerk of Court when service has been completed.
The Clerk of Court is directed to return to private litigants or to
their counsel the completed summonses issued by the Clerk, except in the
following instances, where service is to be made by the United States Marshal.
Notwithstanding the above provisions, the United States Marshal's
Service shall make service:
(1) on behalf of any party authorized to proceed in forma pauperis
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915;
(2) pursuant to any statutory provision expressly providing for
service by a United States Marshal or his deputy;
(3) in situations which require an enforcement presence, such as
temporary restraining orders, injunctions, attachments, arrests and orders relating
to judicial sales; or
(4) upon order of the court for good cause shown.
Entered this /'z, ""'4-day of October, 1982.
BY THE COURT:
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BARBARA B. CRABB
Chief Judge
