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A O 3 9 8 (R e v . 1 2 /9 3 ) NOTICE OF LAWSUIT AND REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS T O : (A ) a s (B ) o f (C ) A la w s u it h a s b e e n c o m m e n c e d a g a in s t y o u (o r th e e ntity o n w h o s e b e h a lf y o u a re a d d re s s e d .) A c o p y o f th e c o m p la in t is a tta c h e d to th is n o tic e . It h a s b e e n file d in th e U n ite d S ta te s D is tric t C ou rt fo r th e (D ) D is tric t o f a n d h a s b e e n a s s ig n e d d o c k e t n u m b e r (E ) T h is is n o t a fo rm a l s u m m o n s o r n o tific a tio n fro m t h e c o u rt, b u t ra th e r m y re q u e s t th a t y o u s ig n a n d re tu rn th e e n c lo s e d w a iv e r o f s e rv ic e in o rd e r to s a v e th e c o s t o f s e rv in g y o u w ith a ju d ic ia l s u m m o n s a n d a n a d d itio n a l c o p y o f th e c o m p la in t. T h e c o s t of s e rv ic e w ill b e a v o id e d if I re c e iv e a s ig n e d c o py d a y s a fte r th e d a te d e s ig n a te d b e lo w a s th e d a te o n w h ic h th is N o tic e o f th e w a iv e r w ith in (F ) a n d R e q u e s t is s e n t. I e n c lo s e a s ta m p e d a n d a d d re s s e d e n v e lo p e (o r o th e r m e a n s o f c o s t-fre e re tu rn ) fo r y o u r u s e . A n e x tra c o p y o f th e w a iv e r is a ls o a tta c h e d fo r y o u r re c o rd s . If y o u c o m p ly w ith th is re q u e s t a n d re tu rn th e s ig n e d w a iv e r, it w ill b e file d w ith th e c o u rt a n d n o s u m m o n s w ill b e s e rv e d o n y o u . T h e a c tio n w ill t h e n p ro c e e d a s if y o u h a d b e e n s e rv e d o n th e d a te th e w a iv e r is file d , e x c e p t th a t y o u w ill n o t b e o b lig a te d to a n s w e r th e c o m p la in t b e fo re 6 0 d a y s fro m th e d a te d e s ig n a te d b e lo w a s th e d a te o n w h ic h th is n o tic e is s e n t (o r b e fo re 9 0 d a y s fro m th a t d a te if y o u r a d d re s s is n o t in a n y ju d ic ia l d is tric t o f th e U n ite d S ta te s .) If y o u d o n o t re tu rn th e s ig n e d w a iv e r w ith in th e t im e in d ic a te d , I w ill ta k e a p p ro p ria te s te p s to e ffe c t fo rm a l s e rv ic e in a m a n n e r a u th o riz e d b y th e F e d e ra l R u le s o f C iv il P ro c e d u re a n d w ill th e n , to th e e xte n t a u th o riz e d b y th o s e R u le s , a s k th e c o u rt to re q u ire y o u (o r th e p a rty o n w h o s e b e h a lf y o u a re a d d re s s e d ) to p a y th e fu ll c o s ts o f s u c h s e rv ic e . In th a t c o n ne c tio n , p le a s e re a d th e s ta te m e n t c o n c e rn in g th e d u ty o f p a rtie s to w a iv e th e s e rv ic e o f th e s u m m o n s , w h i c h is s e t fo rth a t th e fo o t o f th e w a iv e r fo rm . d a y o f I a ffirm th a t th is re q u e s t is b e in g s e n t to y o u o n b e h a lf o f th e p la in tiff, th is S ig n a tu re o f P la in tiff's A tto rn e y o r U n re p re s e n te d P la in tiff A— N a m e o f in d iv id u a l d e fe n d a n t (o r n a m e o f o ffic e r o r a g e n t o f c o rp o ra te d e fe n d a n t) B— T itle , o r o th e r re la tio n s h ip o f in d iv id u a l to c o rp o ra te d e fe n d a n t C— N a m e o f c o rp o ra te d e fe n d a n t, n a n y D — D is tric t E — D o c k e t n u m b e r o f a c tio n F — A d d re s s e e m u s t b e g iv e n a t le a s t 3 0 d a y s (6 0 days if located in foreign country) in w h ic h to re tu rn w a iv e r.