Rule 3 - Service
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.
28 APPENDIX U.S.C. § 3
REFERENCES IN TEXTCivil Rule 4, referred to in text, probably means Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which is set out in this Appendix. CodificationFor discussion of establishment and application of procedure under these supplemental rules, see Committee Notes on Rules-2022, set out as a note under Rule 8.