Gohmert et al v. Pence

Filing 11

SUMMONS Returned Executed by James R. Lamon, Kelli Ward, Nancy Cottle, Sam Moorhead, Loraine Pellegrino, Timothy P Dowling, Michael Ward, Tyler Bowyer, Robert Montgomery, Louie Gohmert, Jake Hoffman, Greg Safsten, Anthony Kern. All Defendants. (Joseph, Lawrence)

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AO 440 (Rev. 06/12) Summons in a Civil Action

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the

Eastern District of __________
__________ District of Texas
Louis Buller Gohmert, Jr., Tyler Bowyer, Nancy
Cottle, Jake Hoffman, Anthony Kern, James R.
Lamon, Sam Moorhead, Robert Montgomery, Loraine
Pellegrino, Greg Safsten, Kelli Ward & Michael Ward
Plaintiff(s)

v.
The Honorable Michael R. Pence, Vice President of
the United States, in his official capacity

Defendant(s)

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Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00660-JDK

SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTION
To: (Defendant’s name and address) Hon. Michael R. Pence

Vice President of the United States
1 Observatory Circle NW
U.S. Naval Observatory
Washington, DC 20008

A lawsuit has been filed against you.
Within 21 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) — or 60 days if you
are the United States or a United States agency, or an officer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ.
P. 12 (a)(2) or (3) — you must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney,
whose name and address are:
William Lewis Sessions
Sessions & Associates, PLLC
14591 North Dallas Parkway, Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75254

If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.
You also must file your answer or motion with the court.

CLERK OF COURT
Date:

12/28/20
Signature of Clerk or Deputy Clerk

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AO 440 (Rev. 06/12) Summons in a Civil Action (Page 2)

Civil Action No. 6:20-cv-00600-JDK-JDL
PROOF OF SERVICE
(This section should not be filed with the court unless required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 (l))
This summons for (name of individual and title, if any)
was received by me on (date)

.

I personally served the summons on the individual at (place)
on (date)

; or

I left the summons at the individual’s residence or usual place of abode with (name)
, a person of suitable age and discretion who resides there,
on (date)

, and mailed a copy to the individual’s last known address; or
, who is

I served the summons on (name of individual)
designated by law to accept service of process on behalf of (name of organization)
on (date)

; or

I returned the summons unexecuted because

✔ Other (specify):

My fees are $

; or

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)(2), I "sen[t] a copy of the summons and of the complaint by
registered or certified mail to [Vice President Pence]" at both his White House office address
.
and Naval Observatory official residence. (Because I served him twice as a precaution to
ensure service, I am reporting below the cost for only one service.)
0.00

for travel and $

14.15

for services, for a total of $

I declare under penalty of perjury that this information is true.

Date:

12/29/2020

/s/ Lawrence J. Joseph
Server’s signature

Lawrence J. Joseph, Counsel for Plaintiffs
Printed name and title

Law Office of Lawrence J. Joseph
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Server’s address

Additional information regarding attempted service, etc:
A true and correct copy of the certified-mail receipts for service is attached.

14.15

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