Who to Serve - FRCP 4(i)(1)&(2)

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on Serving a Complaint in a Civil Lawsuit Filed Against a Federal Agency

 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)

4(i)(1) requires:

(A) that “a copy of the summons and of the complaint [be delivered] to the United States attorney for the district where the action in brought…”

(B) that “a copy of each [summons and the complaint be sent] by registered or certified mail to the Attorney General of the United States at Washington, D.C.; and”

4(i)(2) provides: “To serve a United States agency or corporation, or a United States officer or employee sued only in an official capacity, a party must serve the United States and also send a copy of the summons and of the complaint by registered or certified mail to the agency, corporation, officer, or employee.”