§ Rule 4(a) Summons; Issuance

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Rule 4(a). Summons; Issuance

    When the complaint or any other pleading which requires service of a summons is filed, the clerk shall endorse thereon the day and hour on which it was filed and the number of the action, and shall forthwith issue a summons. The party filing the pleading may present a summons to the clerk for signature and seal. If in proper form, the clerk shall sign and seal the summons and issue it to the party for service or for delivery to a person authorized by Rule 4(d) to serve it. A summons, or a copy of the summons if addressed to multiple persons, shall be issued for each person to be served.