*The court issues the summons electronically via CM/ECF. An adversary case must first be opened and assigned a case number. From within the Notice of Electronic Filing page, follow the instructions below to access the issued summons.

1. Access the *Summons Issued hyperlink. This launches the issued summons.
2. Verify that the plaintiff's attorney is on the summons. 
   • If plaintiff's attorney is not on the summons, contact the Adversary Administrator for the related bankruptcy case entered when opening the adversary case. 
   • For alias summons, verify that the information is correct, if not contact the Adversary Administrator for the related bankruptcy case entered when opening the adversary case. 
3. Print a copy of the summons for service.
4. Save the summons into a PDF to your hard drive.

Once summons is served, electronically file the summons, see Return of Summons Served procedure. 

Note: For Trustee or Debtor-in-Possession (DIP) deferring payment of complaint filing fee, continue with Application by Trustee or DIP to Defer Payment of Fee for Filing Complaint procedure. 

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