Hillis v. Berryhill

Filing 9

ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that (1) Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d), the Court will ask Defendant to waive service of summons by executing, or having counsel execute, the attached Waiver of Service of Summons. The Waiver must be returned to the C ourt within thirty (30) days of the entry date reflected on the Notice of Electronic Filing of this Order. If Defendant chooses to return the Waiver, an answer or appropriate motion will be due within 60 days of the entry date reflected on the Notice of Electronic Filing, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a). Documents listed in order mailed to parties via USPS. Signed by Magistrate Judge John Johnston on 10/12/2017. (ACC) Modified on 10/13/2017 to reflect copy mailed to Plt Hillis (ACC).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
GREAT FALLS DIVISION
LAURA J. HILLIS,

CV 17-16-GF-BMM-JTJ

Plaintiff,
vs.

ORDER

NANCY A. BERRYHILL,
Defendant.

Plaintiff Laura Hillis ("Hillis") filed an Application to Proceed in District Court
Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (Doc. 1). On September 20, 2017, the Court granted
Hillis’s motion. (Doc. 8). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that
(1) Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d), the Court will ask Defendant to
waive service of summons by executing, or having counsel execute, the
attached Waiver of Service of Summons. The Waiver must be returned to
the Court within thirty (30) days ofthe entry date reflected on the Notice
of Electronic Filing of this Order. If Defendant chooses to return the

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Waiver, an answer or appropriate motion will be due within 60 days of the
entry date reflected on the Notice of Electronic Filing, pursuant to Fed. R.
Civ. P. 12(a).
(2) The Clerk of Court shall forward to the following individuals the
documents listed below:

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme
U.S. Attorney for District of Montana
2601 Second Avenue North, Box 3200
Billings, MT 59101
Nancy A. Berryhill
Acting Commissioner Social Security Administration
6401 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21235-0001
• this Order;
• a Notice of Lawsuit & Request to Waive Service of
Summons;
• a Waiver of Service of Summons; and
• the Complaint.
(3) Any party's request that the Court grant relief, make a ruling, or
take an action of any kind must be made in the form of a motion. If a party

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wishes to give the Court information, such information must be presented in
the form ofa notice. The Court will not consider requests made or
information presented in letter form.
(4) Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(a), all documents presented for the
Court's consideration must be served by first-class mail upon counselor, if a
party is proceeding pro se, upon the party. The Certificate of Service must
state the date on which the document was deposited in the mail and the name
of the person to whom the document was sent. The sender must sign the
certificate of service.

DATED this 12th day of October, 2017.

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