Free Waiver of Service Executed - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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AO 399 (Delaware Rev. 7/00) ‘
WAIVER OF SERVICE OF SUMNIONS
TQ; Maryel I en Noreika
(NAME or 1¤1..·nm·t1=r·s Arroausv on uunerasssurno PLAINTIFF)
I, Dr . Reddy ’ s Laboratories Limited , acknowledge receipt of yourrequest
(EE‘E"DANTN‘°‘ME) Forest Laboratories, Inc . , et al .
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that I waive service of summons 1n the action of V ‘ EE ° RsddY S Labofatcfles * IUC ·,* EE el ·
- qcarrtou or Acriom
which is ease number 0 8 · 52 in me United stares District com
(oocxer NUMBER)
for the District of Delware.
Ihave also received a copy of the complaint in the action, two copies of this instrument, and a means
by which I can return the signed waiver to you without cost to me.
I agree to save the cost of service of a summons and an additional copy of the complaint in this lawsuit
by not requiring that I (or the entity on whose behalfl am acting) be served with judicial process in the
manner provided by Rule 4.
I (or the entity on whose behalf I am acting) will retain all defenses or objections to the lawsuit or to
the jurisdiction or venue of the court except for objections based on a defect in the summons or in the
service of the summons.
_ I understand that a judgment may be entered against me (or the party on whose behalf I am acting) if
an answertor motion under Rule l2 is not served upon you within 60 days after JE-HUEIEY 3 1 r 2 O OE}
or within 90 days after that date if the request was sent outside the United States. (DATE REQUEST WAS SENT)
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P]_·intgdfTypgd Namg: LOU.j.S H . Weinstein
. Dr . Reddy ' s
AS - Counsel of Laboratories Limited
(TITLE) (coaroiurrs osrsnnamg
Duty to Avoid Unnecessary Costs of Service of Summons
Rule 4 ofthe Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires certain parties to cooperate in saving unnecessary costs of service ofthe summons
and complaint. A defendant located in the United States who, after being notified of an action and asked bya plaintiff located in the United States
to waive service of summons, fails to do so wiil be required to bear the cost of such service unless good cause be shown for its failure to sign and
return the waiver.
It is not good cause for a failure to waive service that a party believes that the complaint is unfounded, or that the action has been brought
in an improper place or in a court that lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter ofthe action or over its person or property. A party who waives
service of the summons retains all defenses and objections (except any relating to the summons or to the service of the summons), and may later
object to the jurisdiction of the court or to the place where the action has been brought.
A defendant who waives service rnust within the time specified on the waiver form serve on the plaintiff s attorney (or unrepresented plaintiff)
a response to the complaint and must also file a signed copy ofthe response with the court. lf the answer or motion is not served within this time,
a default judgment may be taken against that defendant. By waiving service, a defendant is allowed more time to answer than if the summons had
been actually served when the request for waiver of service was received.

Case 1:08-cv-00052-GMS-LPS

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Filed 02/07/2008

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