Haytham: Gee I really hope you settle your case out there. In order to file in the US Dist Court for DC, you have to hand file the Original Complaint, signed by attorney, with the cover sheet, plus one copy of each and a check for $350 for the filing fee. You can't do it electronically. I found all this out when I called the Clerk's Office. The stumbling block is the check since nobody here is authorized to sign any checks. We can always use a courier to file, but need the check. Just to answer the other questions we talked about here is the following information: I am giving you the link to the Rules for the US Dist Court, Dist of Columbia: http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/dcd/sites/dcd/files/2010MARCHLOCALRULESREVISEDJuly2011.pdf I looked through them again and don't see any special rule about suing the government. I did check the appropriate boxes on the Cover Sheet, I believe, which indicate that the US Government is the defendant. However, I did find the portions of FRCP Rule 4 that apply to service of a Summons on the US Government, which won't apply yet because we aren't filing a summons yet, as we don't want to serve anybody yet. Those provisions are attached. Mary Jo Provenzano Paralegal PUCKETT & FARAJ, PC 1800 Diagonal Road Suite 210 Alexandria, VA 22314 703-706-0442 Phone 202-280-1039 Fax DC ׀ CA ׀ MI ׀ VA twitter.com/puckettfaraj Practice is limited to matters and proceedings before special courts - federal courts - agencies. Confidentiality / Privilege Notice: This transmission, including attachments, is intended solely for the use of the designated recipient(s). This transmission may contain information that is confidential and/or privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. The use or disclosure of the information contained in this transmission for any purpose other than that intended by its transmittal is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient of this transmission, please immediately destroy all copies received and notify the sender. |
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