UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DONALD A. MANZANO, Plaintiff, 23-CV-8441 (JMF) -against- ORDER OF SERVICE TRUEACCORD, Defendant. JESSE M. FURMAN, United States District Judge: Plaintiff, who is appearing pro se, brings this action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), alleging that Defendant TrueAccord violated that FDCPA in the process of attempting to collect an alleged debt. By order dated September 26, 2023, the court granted Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), that is, without prepayment of fees. DISCUSSION Because Plaintiff has been granted permission to proceed IFP, he is entitled to rely on the Court and the U.S. Marshals Service to effect service.1 Walker v. Schult,

, 123 n.6 (2d Cir. 2013); see also

(d) (“The officers of the court shall issue and serve all process . . . in [IFP] cases.”); Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3) (the court must order the Marshals Service to serve if the plaintiff is authorized to proceed IFP).

1 Although Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure generally requires that a summons be served within 90 days of the date the complaint is filed, Plaintiff is proceeding IFP and could not have served the summons and the complaint until the Court reviewed the complaint and ordered that the summons be issued. The Court therefore extends the time to serve until 90 days after the date the summons is issued. To allow Plaintiff to effect service on Defendant TrueAccord through the U.S. Marshals Service, the Clerk of Court is instructed to fill out a U.S. Marshals Service Process Receipt and Return form (“USM-285 form”) for Defendant. The Clerk of Court is further instructed to issue a summons and deliver to the Marshals Service all the paperwork necessary for the Marshals Service to effect service upon Defendant. If the complaint is not served within 90 days after the date the summonses are issued, Plaintiff should request an extension of time for service. See Meilleur v. Strong,

(2d Cir. 2012) (holding that it is the plaintiff’s responsibility to request an extension of time for service). Plaintiff must notify the Court in writing if his address changes, and the Court may dismiss the action if Plaintiff fails to do so. CONCLUSION The Clerk of Court is directed to issue a summons for TrueAccord, complete the USM- 285 forms with the address for this Defendant, and deliver all documents necessary to effect service to the U.S. Marshals Service. The Clerk of Court is further directed to mail an information package to Plaintiff. SO ORDERED. Dated: October 16, 2023 New York, New York SSE M-FURMAN ited States District Judge

DEFENDANT AND SERVICE ADDRESS

TrueAccord 16011 College Blvd. Suite 130 Lexena, KS 66219