(a) Service Without Prepayment of Fees: If the prisoner has been granted
leave to proceed without prepayment of fees, the Clerk of Court, upon order of the
Court, will complete and issue a summons form for each defendant, complete the Form
USM 285 -- Process Receipt and Return -- and forward these documents, along with
copies of the complaint and order directing service, to the United States Marshals
Service.
(b) Service After Prepayment of Fees: In cases where the prisoner has not
been granted leave to proceed without prepayment of fees, the Court will enter an order
directing the plaintiff to serve the complaint on each defendant after payment of the
fees has been made in full.
(c) Service on Federal Defendants: In cases where there are individually
named federal defendants, the United States Attorney General and the United States
Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia must also be served with a copy of
the complaint.
(d) Service on the Federal Government and Federal Agencies: In cases where
the United States or federal agencies are the named defendants, the United States
Attorney General, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia
and the head of the named federal agency must all be served with a copy of the
complaint.
