Debra McMasters v. United States of America and the Department of the Navy

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• holding that pro se status did not “excuse” plaintiff from having to serve United States Attorney under Rule 4(i)(l)(B)
• emphasizing that \[o]nly where the law of the United States is specifically intended to be geographically non-uniform\ - such as with § 27A - \should the transferee court apply the circuit precedent of the transferor court\
• finding improper service where the plaintiff mailed a copy of the summons and complaint to the Attorney General, but failed to serve the United States Attorney
• [Njothing in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allows a judge to excuse service altogether. Actual notice to the defendant is insufficient; the plaintiff must comply with the directives of Rule 4.”
• a party's pro se status does not excuse a failure to comply with procedural rules
• “Actual notice to the defendant is insufficient; the plaintiff must comply with the directives of Rule 4.”

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