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RULE 7004-2 SUMMONS

(A) Issuance: The Clerk shall issue to the plaintiff for service a summons for each party as identified by the plaintiff.

(B) Time Limit for Service: If a summons is not timely delivered or mailed within 7 days following issuance of the summons, the party responsible for the original service shall bear the responsibility for issuance of further process.

Comments 7004-2 A time-computation adjustment has been made at paragraph (B) to conform to a revision to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that takes effect December 1, 2009. [Change effective 12/01/09.]

7004-2 A time computation adjustment, from 14 to 7 days, has been made at paragraph (B) to conform to a revision made to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 7004(e) that takes effect December 1, 2014. [Change effective 12/01/14.]

7004-2 This rule change deletes the requirement that the adversary proceeding coversheet be used for the purpose of listing the parties to receive a summons. [Change effective 12/1/15].