US · rules
D. Or. LR 3-5
Additional Service Requirements
(a) Case Management Scheduling Orders and Other Papers (See LR 16-1)
Upon case initiation, the Clerk's Office will issue certain documents as enumerated in LR 16-1.
(b) Issuance of Summons Electronically
The Clerk's Office may issue summons electronically by placement of the Court's seal and signature of the issuing clerk on the process documents submitted by the plaintiff(s).
(c) Responsibility to Serve
Except as provided by 28 U.S.C. § 1915, the filing party is responsible for serving all documents issued by the clerk at case initiation upon all named parties. In cases which are removed to this Court, the removing defendant is considered the "filing party" for purposes of this rule and must serve the documents issued by the clerk enumerated in LR 16-1 upon all named parties.
History
Practice Tip Electronic notice by the Court is not a substitute for the filing party's obligation to serve all documents issued by the Court at the time of filing upon all named parties. March 1, 2012: LR 3-5 now LR 3-4: Clerical corrections (upper and lower case letters and italicized text) made to in forma pauperis references. March 1, 2013: LR 3-5(a): Replaced "At the time of filing" with "Upon case initiation." March 1, 2013: LR 3-5(b): New subsection. March 1, 2013: LR 3-5(c): Subsection relettered from (b) to (c). Replaced "at the time of filing" in first sentence with "at case initiation." Replaced "at the time of filing" in second sentence with "enumerated in LR 16-1." Replaced "the documents" in second sentence with "all documents." January 1, 2019: LR 3-5(b): Deleted "in the manner described in LR 11-1(b)" after "clerk."
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- www.ord.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-09-18
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- fed-district-2026-09-19
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