Legal Opinion
Luise Light v. Isabel Wolf
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 17, 1987No. 85-5903PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge:
This case concerns the proper method of service of process on a federal official who is being sued, ostensibly in her individual capacity, for activities that might actually fall within the scope of her official duties. More specifically, the question is whether in that situation service upon the individual alone is sufficient, or whether, as the District Court held, service on the United States is also required. Because we conclude that under the circumstances of this case service on the defendant alone did not meet the requirements of Rule 4(d)(5) of the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Micklus, Gregory Bernard v. Carlson, Norman, Director, U. S. Bureau of Prisons Fenton, Charles, Warden, U.S.P. Lewisburg, PaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Relf v. GaschCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Jesus Saez Rivera v. Nissan Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by164 opinions
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