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Date/Time: 08-17-01 13:25:22
Job: 529RUL

Unit: U3CV

Pagination Table: RULES1

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RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

(ii) If the property is other tangible or intangible
property, the summons, process, and any supple-
mental process must be delivered to a person or
organization authorized to serve it, who may be (A)
a marshal; (B) someone under contract with the
United States; (C) someone specially appointed by
the court for that purpose; or, (D) in an action
brought by the United States, any ofﬁcer or em-
ployee of the United States.

(e) The plaintiff may invoke state-law remedies under
Rule 64 for seizure of person or property for the purpose
of securing satisfaction of the judgment.

(2) Notice to defendant.—No default judgment may be en-
tered except upon proof—which may be by afﬁdavit—that:
(a) the complaint, summons, and process of attach-
ment or garnishment have been served on the defendant
in a manner authorized by Rule 4;

(b) the plaintiff or the garnishee has mailed to the de-
fendant the complaint, summons, and process of attach-
ment or garnishment, using any form of mail requiring
a return receipt; or

(c) the plaintiff or the garnishee has tried diligently
to give notice of the action to the defendant but could
not do so.
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Rule C. In rem actions: special provisions.
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(2) Complaint.—In an action in rem the complaint must:

(a) be veriﬁed;
(b) describe with reasonable particularity the prop-

erty that is the subject of the action;

(c) in an admiralty and maritime proceeding, state
that the property is within the district or will be within
the district while the action is pending;

(d) in a forfeiture proceeding for violation of a federal

statute, state: