**United States District Court**

**Northern District of Texas**

> **Service of Process on The United States, Its Agencies, Corporations
> or Officers**

**Rule 4** of the **Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)** describes
the various forms of service of process. **Rule 4(i)(1)** details how
service is to be made upon the United States:

-   **Rule 4(i)(1)(A)** describes the manner in which the U. S. Attorney
    is to be served:

**Personal Service**:

> *by delivering a copy of the summons and of the complaint to the
> United States Attorney for the district in which the action is brought
> or to an Assistant United States Attorney or clerical employee
> designated by the United States Attorney in a writing filed with the
> clerk of the court*
>
> In the Northern District of Texas, pursuant to a memorandum by the
> United States Attorney dated March 14, 2000, **service of process on
> the United States Attorney is executed by delivering a copy of the
> summons and complaint to any of the following people**:
>
> **[Dallas]{.underline}**
>
> Linda Darr, Delois George, Carole Henderson, Cindy Mitchell, Mary
> Rodriguez \-- **or any Assistant U.S. Attorney**
>
> **[Fort Worth]{.underline}**
>
> Roy Jean Capio, Anita Hudson, Cynthia Lopez, Lillian McIntire, Colleen
> Pointer, Paula I. Smith, Ann Taylor \-- **or any Assistant U.S.
> Attorney**
>
> **[Lubbock]{.underline}**
>
> Janice Angelley, Judy Buckelew, Lois Carmichael, Suzanne May, Debbie
> Morman, Linda O=Briant, Kathleen Romines \-- **or any Assistant U.S.
> Attorney**
>
> **[Amarillo]{.underline}**
>
> Matilda Russell, Kathy Taylor, Donna Watson \-- **or any Assistant
> U.S. Attorney**

**Service by Mail**:

> *by sending a copy of the summons and of the complaint by registered
> or certified mail addressed to the civil process clerk at the office
> of the United States Attorney*

In the Northern District of Texas, **service is executed by mailing to
the appropriate address**:

> Civil Process Clerk Civil Process Clerk
>
> 1100 Commerce Street 801 Cherry Street
>
> Third Floor Suite 1700
>
> Dallas, TX 75242-1699 Fort Worth, TX 76102-6897
>
> Civil Process Clerk Civil Process Clerk
>
> 1205 Texas Avenue 500 South Taylor Street, #300
>
> C201 U.S. Federal Bldg. Lobby Box 238
>
> Lubbock, TX 79401-4002 Amarillo, TX 79101-2442

-   **Rule 4(i)(1)(B)** describes the manner for serving the Attorney
    General:

> *by also sending a copy of the summons and of the complaint by
> registered or certified mail to the Attorney General of the United
> States at Washington, District of Columbia*

**Service to the Attorney General is executed by mailing to the
following address**:

Janet Reno, U.S. Attorney General

Department of Justice

Constitution Avenue & 10th Street NW

Room B112

Washington, D.C. 20530

-   **Rule 4(i)(1)(C)** describes the requirements for serving an
    officer or agency when the United States is the only named defendant
    but the validity of an order of a federal officer or agency is being
    attacked:

> *in any action attacking the validity of an order of an officer or
> agency of the United States not made a party, by also sending a copy
> of the summons and of the complaint by registered or certified mail to
> the officer or agency*

**Rule 4(i)(2)** describes how service is to be made on a federal
officer, agency or corporation of the United States listed on the
complaint:

> *Service upon an officer, agency or corporation of the United States
> shall be effected by serving the United States in the manner
> prescribed by paragraph (1) of this subdivision and by also sending a
> copy of the summons and of the complaint by registered or certified
> mail to the officer, agency or corporation.*