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ENRD Resource Manual

36. Certificate For Service By Publication

(Caption as in Complaint)

CERTIFICATE FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION,

attorney for plaintiff, hereby certifies that (s)he believes the hereinafter named defendant(s) cannot be personally served because after diligent inquiry within the state in which this action is pending the places of residence of the said defendants cannot be ascertained by plaintiff, or, if ascertained, the places of residence of said defendants are beyond the territorial limits of personal service as provided in Rule 71A, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

(Names of Defendants.)

United States Attorney

Address

Dated

[cited in ENRD Resource Manual 8]