Cerqueira Klobuchar, Maria et al v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - DHS et al

Filing 4

Initial Order for Paid Pro Se: Plaintiff directed to serve complaint. Proof of service due 8/9/2012. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 6/25/2012. (jef),(ps) (Additional attachment(s) added on 6/26/2012: # 1 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 4(i); Service on a United States Agency, officers, employees) (jef).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
________________________________________________________________________________________
MARIA das GRACAS CERQUEIRA KLOBUCHAR,
JAMES H. KLOBUCHAR and
DANIEL CERQUEIRA De CARLI,
ORDER
Plaintiffs,
v.

12-cv-414-slc

U.S. CITIZENSHIP and IMMIGRATION SERVICES - DHS,
and KAY F. LEOPOLD,
Defendants.

_________________________________________________________________________________
This is a civil action in which plaintiffs, who are proceeding pro se, are challenging a
decision of Kay Leopold and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Plaintiffs have paid
the $350 fee for filing this case.
The next step is for plaintiffs to serve their complaint on the defendants. Under Fed. R.
Civ. P. 4(m), a plaintiff has 120 days after filing a complaint in which to serve a defendant.
However, that is an outside limit with few exceptions. This court requires that a plaintiff act
diligently in moving a case to resolution. If plaintiffs act promptly, they should be able to serve
the complaint on the defendants well before the deadline for doing so established in Rule 4.
To help plaintiffs understand the procedure for serving a complaint, I am enclosing with
this order copies of a document titled “Serving the United States, Its Agencies, Corporations,
Officers, or Employees.” In addition, I am including copies of the complaint and forms they will
need to send to the defendants in accordance with the procedures set out in the enclosed
documents.

ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiffs promptly serve their complaint on the defendants and
file proof of service as soon as service has been accomplished. If, by August 9, 2012, plaintiffs
fail to submit proof of service of their complaint on the defendants or explain their inability to
do so, I will direct plaintiffs to show cause why their case should not be dismissed for lack of
prosecution.

Entered this 25th day of June, 2012.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
STEPHEN L. CROCKER
Magistrate Judge

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