Legal Opinion
Ana Miranda Roque v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 19, 1988No. 88-1509PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of her action for insufficient service of process. The government moves for summary affirmance. We review the background.
Plaintiff filed a federal tort claims act action against the United States on May 6, 1986. Within a few days service was made on the United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. This was insufficient service of process since Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(d)(4) provides that when the United States is sued service is to made both by delivering a copy of the summons and complaint to the United States Attorney and by sending a copy “by…
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