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Rule 4 - Summons (a)Form. - The summons shall be signed by the clerk, bear the seal of the court, identify the court and the parties, be directed to the defendant, and state the name and address of the plaintiff's attorney or, if unrepresented, of the plaintiff.

Rule 9 - Pleading special matters (a)Capacity. - It is not necessary to aver the capacity of a party to sue or be sued or the authority of a party to sue or be sued in a representative capacity or the legal existence of an organized association of persons that is made a party.

Under federal law, all civil actions have a filing fee of $400.00. You can pay the filing fee by credit card or money order. Money orders must be payable to "Clerk, U.S. District Court".

- Whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act or take some proceedings within a prescribed period after the service of a notice or other paper upon the party and the notice or paper is served upon the party by mail, 3 days shall be added to the prescribed period.

An answering party may not give lack of information or knowledge as a reason for failure to admit or deny unless he states that the party has made reasonable inquiry and that the information known or readily obtainable by the party's is insufficient to enable him to admit or deny.

- Whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act or take some proceedings within a prescribed period after the service of a notice or other paper upon the party and the notice or paper is served upon the party by mail, 3 days shall be added to the prescribed period.