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Parties Involved:
Sylvester Burks
Counter-defendant
John Fullard
Counter-claimant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SYLVESTER BURKS,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN FULLARD,

Defendant. /

No. C-07-5482 CW

ORDER RE SERVICE

The above-captioned complaint was filed on October 26, 2007,

and a Case Management Conference is currently set for May 6, 2008. 

Pursuant to Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

service of the summons and complaint must be made upon a defendant

within 120 days after the filing of the complaint. To date, the

summons and complaint have not been served on the Defendant. 

Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file within ten (10)

days of this Order a motion pursuant to L.R. 6-3 to continue the

time for service on Defendant. Failure to timely file a motion to

extend time for service will result in dismissal of this case for

failure to prosecute. The Case Management Conference is continued

to August 5, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.

Dated: 5/5/08

 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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United States District Court

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICE

 

 The requirements for properly serving a summons and complaint are

set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4. First, the summons

itself must be signed by the clerk and bear the seal of the court,

among other requirements. F.R.C.P. 4(a). Once a proper summons has

been issued by the court, the plaintiff must serve that summons on

the defendants or ask defendants to waive service. F.R.C.P. 4(c),

(d). The plaintiff must file proof of service or a waiver signed by

defendant with the court within 120 days of filing the complaint.

F.R.C.P. 4(l), (m). Plaintiffs may ask defendants to waive service

of process. To do so, a plaintiff must mail or deliver a copy of the

complaint to the defendant along with a specified notice requesting

that the defendant waive service. F.R.C.P. 4(d)(2). The plaintiff

must provide 30 days for the defendant to respond and must include a

self-addressed stamped envelope by which the defendant can comply with

the request. F.R.C.P. 4(d)(2). If the defendant waives service, he

or she has 60 days to respond to the plaintiff's complaint; if the

defendant refuses to waive service, he or she must pay the plaintiff's

costs of service unless he or she can show good cause for failing to

waive service. F.R.C.P. 4(d)(2), (3). If the defendant agrees to

waive service, the plaintiff must file a copy of the waiver with the

court in lieu of filing a proof of service. F.R.C.P. 4(d)(4). Waiver

forms are available at the clerk of the court's office. If the

defendant does not waive service, the plaintiff must properly serve

the defendant with the summons and complaint, following the

requirements of federal or State law. F.R.C.P. 4(e). Under federal

law, plaintiffs must arrange for someone who is not a party to the

case and who is at least 18 years of age to hand deliver a copy of the

documents to the defendant, leave copies of the documents at the

individual's home with some person of suitable age and discretion who

lives there, or deliver a copy of the documents to an agent authorized

by appointment or by law to receive service of process for the

defendant. F.R.C.P. 4(e)(2). 

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