Supplemental Social Security Rule 3 — Service

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure · Version 2025-12-01 · Status: active · SUPP-SOCIAL-SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL RULES FOR SOCIAL SECURITY ACTIONS UNDER 42 U.S.C. § 405(g)

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Rule text

The court must notify the Commissioner of the commencement of the action by transmitting a Notice of Electronic Filing to the appropriate office within the Social Security Administration’s Office of General Counsel and to the United States Attorney for the district where the action is filed. If the complaint was not filed electronically, the court must notify the plaintiff of the transmission. The plaintiff need not serve a summons and complaint under Civil Rule 4.

Notes and Comments

(As added Apr. 11, 2022, eff. Dec. 1, 2022.)

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