Lu v. Frates, Et Al

Filing 13

Chief Judge Patti B. Saris: ORDER entered denying 9 Motion for Reconsideration. Plaintiff shall show cause why this case should not be dismissed for failure to serve pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m). Plaintiff shall show such cause by September 12, 2017. (Attachments: # 1 notice to plaintiff in fee paying case) (PSSA, 4)

OFFICE OF THE CLERK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
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NOTICE TO FEE-PAYING PLAINTIFF
Because the filing fee has been paid, you are required to arrange for
service of process.
Professional process servers may be costly and are listed in the “Yellow
Pages.” You are not required to hire a professional to make service and if you
have a trusted relative or friend willing to serve the papers for you, you may have
them make service for you. A person must be eighteen years or older and not a
party to the lawsuit to qualify as an appropriate server. For parties proceeding in
forma pauperis, the United States Marshals can serve without charge to you.
If you cannot afford the cost of service, you may file a motion seeking leave
to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. You may choose an
alternative to serving the defendant with the summons and complaint by offering
the defendant the option to waive service of the summons. See Fed. R. Civ. P.
4(d). This option provides an inexpensive, efficient alternative to effecting
service and can be used whether you have paid the filing fee to start the action or
have been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
You have 90 days from the date stamped on the summons to serve the
defendants. Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(m).