Fill and Sign the Rule 4 Summonsfederal Rules of Civil Procedureus Lawlii Form

AO 399 (01/09) Waiver of the Service of Summons UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the __________ District of __________ ) )))) Plaintiff v. Civil Action No. Defendant WAIVER OF THE SERVICE OF SUMMONS To: (Name of the plaintiff’s attorney or unrepresented plaintiff) I have received your request to waive service of a summ ons in this action along with a copy of the complaint, two copies of this waiver form, and a prepaid means of returning one signed copy of the form to you. I, or the entity I represent, agree to save the expen se of serving a summons and complaint in this case. I understand that I, or the entity I represent, will keep all defenses or objections to the lawsuit, the court’s jurisdiction, and the venue of the action, but that I waive any objections to the absence of a summons or of service. I also understand that I, or the entity I represent, must file and serve an answer or a motion under Rule 12 within 60 days from , the date when this request was sent (or 90 days if it was sent outside the United States). If I fail to do so, a default judgment will be entered against me or the entity I represent. Date: Signature of the attorney or unrepresented party Printed name of party waiving se rvice of summons Printed name Address E-mail address Telephone number Duty to Avoid Unnecessary Expenses of Serving a Summons Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires certain defendants to cooperate in saving unnecessary expenses of servi ng a summons and complaint. A defendant who is located in the United States and who fails to return a signed waiver of service requested by a plaintiff located in the United States will be required to pa y the expenses of service, unless the defendant shows good cause for the failure. “Good cause” does not include a belief that the lawsuit is groundless, or that it ha s been brought in an improper venue, or that the court has no jurisdiction over this matter or over the defendant or the defendant’s property. If the waiver is signed and returned, you can still make these and all other defenses and objections, but you cannot object to the absence of a summons or of service. If you waive service, then you must, within the time specifi ed on the waiver form, serve an answer or a motion under Rule 12 on the plaintiff and file a copy with the court. By signing and returning the waiver form, you are allowed more time to respond than if a summo ns had been served.