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Rule 4.1 SUMMONS

(a) Preparation of Summons. A summons shall be prepared by counsel or pro se parties using the form obtained at the Clerk's Office or through the Court's website: https://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/forms/summons-civil-case.

(b) Civil Summons – Return of Service. Proof of service, or waiver of service, of a summons and complaint shall be filed within ten (10) days after effected or returned. Every party causing a summons to be served shall file with the Clerk of Court the return or waiver of service contemporaneously with the filing of any dispositive motion or motion for injunctive relief and in no event not later than the time within which the party served must respond.