1 JOSEPH L. GOLDEN, ESQ. (S.B. No.

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2 LAW J:< FleE 0 )SEPl;b,L. GOLDEN
1801 Century Park East, 24 Floor
3 Los Angeles, Califomia 90067-2302
Telephone: 310-556-9666
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5 Attomey for plaintiff Colwel Platinum Entertainment, Inc.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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COL WEL PLATINUM
ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a New
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Plaintiff,
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ADAM LAMBERT, an individual,
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Defendant
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Case No.: CVII-9062-PA (MANx)
WAIVER OF SERVICE OF
SUMMONS
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I have received your request to waive service of a summons in this actio
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Waiver of Service 1
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I agree to save the expense of serving a summons and complaint in this case.
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I understand that I will keep all defenses or objections to the lawsuit, the court'
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absence of a summons or of service. I also understand that I must file and serve a
answer or a motion under Rule 12 within 60 days from November 2,2011, the dat
when this request was sent. If I fail to do so, a default judgment will be entere
against me.
Adam Lambert . / f .
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Dated:
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Duty to Avoid Unnecessary Expenses of Serving a Summons
Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires certain defendants t
cooperate in saving unnecessary expenses of serving a summons and complaint.
defendant who is located in the United States and who fails to retum a signed
waiver of service requested by a plaintiff located in the United States will b
required to pay the expenses of service, unless the defendant shows good cause for
the failure.
"Good cause" does not include a belief that the lawsuit is groundless, or tha
it has been brought in an improper venue, or that the court has no jurisdiction ovel
this matter or over the defendant or the defendant's property.
If the waiver is signed and retumed, you can still make these and all other
1 J defenses and objections, but you cannot object to the absence of a summons or 0
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servIce.
If you waive service, then you must, within the time specified on the waive
form, serve an answer or a motion under Rule 12 on the plaintiff and file a cop
with the court. By signing and retuming the waiver form, you are allowed mol'
time to respond than if a summons had been served.
Waiver of Service 3
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