Local Rule L.R. 7004: Summons.
Bankr. E.D. Mo. — General rule
L.R. 7004 - Summons. A. Issuance. The Court will electronically sign, seal, and issue summonses. Plaintiffs need not submit a summons when filing an adversary complaint. Attorneys will receive the summons by e-mail of the Notice of Electronic Filing generated by the Court's CM/ECF system. The Court will mail the summons to any pro se plaintiff.
B. Service of Summons. The plaintiff must serve the summons as required by Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7004(a)-7004(h). The plaintiff must file a certificate of service of the summons at least fourteen (14) days before the hearing date on the summons. The reverse side of the summons contains the certificate of service. A summons is only valid for service for seven (7) days following its issuance (Fed. R. Bank. P. 7004(e). If the summons becomes stale or the plaintiff requires the issuance of an alias or pluries summons, the plaintiff must file a motion requesting the issuance of an alias or pluries summons as applicable.