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A plaintiff who is not proceedingin forma pauperis (i.e. who paid the filing fee) may be able to avoid the cost of service by requesting that a defendant waive service of the summons prior to the plaintiff hiring a process server or requesting service by the United State Marshal or some other method. Waiver of service is encouraged by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and is less expensive for the plaintiff. A defendant who timely returns a waiver of service can extend the time in which to answer. See Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 4(d)(3). Procedures for making this request are set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(d) and forms for doing so (AO 398 and AO 399) are available in the Clerk's office. If a defendant refuses to waive service of the summons, the plaintiff must arrange for service and the Court may require the defendant to pay for the cost of this subsequent service.
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