How to Serve Legal Process on the Department of Defense
- 1). Draft the complaint and summons form. The complaint must list every individual involved in the claim and set forth specific facts showing that the agency was responsible for the injury. Summons forms may be obtained by the court; they provide notice to the defendant as to how to proceed next.
- 2). Hire a process server to serve the head of the Department of Defense. The process must be served on the current secretary of defense, which as of 2010 was Robert Gates.
- 3). Mail the legal process to the secretary of defense. As an alternative, you can serve legal process by registered, first-class mail, return receipt requested. .
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