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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN R. SCHMITZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK d/b/a

WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, and

QUALITY LOAN SERVICE, 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-01122---GSA

ORDER RE: ISSUANCE OF NEW CASE 

DOCUMENTS

On July 20, 2015, Plaintiff Steven R. Schmitz filed a complaint against JP Morgan Chase 

Bank and Quality Loan Service. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff paid the $400 filing fee on the same date. 

Because Plaintiff is not proceeding in forma pauperis, it is Plaintiff’s responsibility to effect 

service of summons and the Complaint on Defendants. The Clerk of the Court will be directed to 

issue summonses to Plaintiff for the purpose of service of process. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. 

Plaintiff shall complete service of process in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 4 within 120 days from the date of service of this Order. Plaintiff shall serve a copy of 

this Order on Defendants, in addition to copies of the summonses and Complaint. The following 

two sections contain instructions on how to serve Defendants. 

I. WAIVER OF SERVICE

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d), Plaintiff may (but is not required to) notify 

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Defendants of the commencement of this action and request that it waive service of the summons. 

If Plaintiff wishes to do this, he must mail Defendants: (1) the form entitled “Notice of Lawsuit 

and Request for Waiver of Service for Summons”; (2) the form entitled “Waiver of Service of 

Summons”; and (3) a copy of the Complaint. The documents must be addressed directly to each 

Defendant and must be sent via first class United States Mail. The Waiver of Service of Summons 

form must set forth the date on which the request is sent and must allow Defendants at least thirty

(30) days in which to return the waiver to Plaintiff. If Defendants sign and return the waiver 

forms to Plaintiff, Plaintiff must then file the forms with the Court. After filing the forms with the 

Court, Plaintiff need not take any further steps to serve Defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(4).

II. PERSONAL SERVICE

If either: (1) Plaintiff does not wish to request that Defendants waive service; or (2) 

Defendants fail to return the Waiver of Service of Summons form to Plaintiff, Plaintiff must have 

personal service effected on Defendants. Each Defendant must be personally served with a 

summons and copy of the Complaint, along with a copy of this Order. Plaintiff may not effect 

personal service himself. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c). Service may be effected by any person who is not 

a party to this action and who is at least eighteen years old. Id. The Court will provide Plaintiff 

with a copy of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4. Plaintiff should review Rule 4(e)(2), which 

addresses how personal service may be effected. 

III. ORDER

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to issue and send Plaintiff a summons for 

each named Defendant in this case;

2. The Clerk is further DIRECTED to send Plaintiff the following:

(a) A copy of the Complaint filed July 20, 2015 for each named Defendant in 

this case;

(b) A copy of the form entitled “Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of 

Service of Summons” for each named Defendant in this case;

(c) A copy of the form entitled “Waiver of Service” for each named Defendant 

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in this case;

(d) A copy of the form entitled “Consent to Proceed Before United States 

Magistrate Judge” with instructions; and 

(e) A copy of Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

3. Plaintiff shall complete service of process on Defendants within one hundred 

twenty (120) days from the date of service of this order. Plaintiff shall serve a copy of this order 

and a copy of the form “Consent to Proceed Before United States Magistrate Judge” on 

Defendants at the time of service of the summons and complaint;

4. Plaintiff’s failure to timely complete service of the complaint on Defendants may 

result in dismissal of this action. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 18, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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