UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK THOMASINA TARA COCHRAN, Plaintiff, 24-CV-1807 (JGK) _--against- ORDER OF SERVICE EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC, Defendant. JOHN G. KOELTL, United States District Judge: Plaintiff, who is appearing pro se, brings this action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”),

, et seq., alleging that Defendant Equifax Information Services, LLC (“Equifax”) reported incomplete and inaccurate information on her credit report. By order dated March 11, 2024, 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, she is entitled to rely on the Court and the U.S. Marshals Service to effect service.! 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).

' 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 a summons and the complaint until the Court reviewed the complaint and ordered that a summons be issued. The Court therefore extends the time to serve until 90 days after the date a summons is issued.

To allow Plaintiff to effect service on Defendant Equifax 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 the 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 the defendant. If the complaint is not served within 90 days after the date the summons is 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 her address changes, and the Court may dismiss the action if Plaintiff fails to do so. CONCLUSION The Clerk of Court is instructed to issue a summons for Defendant Equifax, complete the USM-285 form with the address for the defendant, deliver all documents necessary to effect service on the defendant to the U.S. Marshals Service, and mail Plaintiff an information package. Plaintiff may receive court documents by email by completing the attached form, Consent to Electronic Service.” SO ORDERED. Dated: New York, New York \ INS | JOP G. KOELTL =d States District Judge

? If Plaintiff consents to receive documents by email, Plaintiff will no longer receive court documents by regular mail.

DEFENDANT AND SERVICE ADDRESS Equifax Information Services, LLC+ c/o Corporation Service Company 80 State Street Albany, NY 12207

CONSENT TO ELECTRONIC SERVICE I hereby consent to receive electronic service of notices and documents in my case(s) listed below. I affirm that: 1. Ihave regular access to my e-mail account and to the internet and will check regularly for Notices of Electronic Filing; 2. Ihave established a PACER account; 3. □ understand that electronic service is service under Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Rule 5.2 of the Local Civil Rules, and that I will no longer receive paper copies of case filings, including motions, decisions, orders, and other documents; 4. Iwill promptly notify the Court if there is any change in my personal data, such as name, address, or e-mail address, or if I wish to cancel this consent to electronic service; 5. lIunderstand that] must regularly review the docket sheet of my case so that! do not miss a filing; and 6. understand that this consent applies only to the cases listed below and that if I file additional cases in which I would like to receive electronic service of notices of documents, I must file consent forms for those cases. Civil case(s) filed in the Southern District of New York: Please list all your pending and terminated cases to which you would like this consent to apply. For each case, include the case name and docket number (for example, John Doe v. New City, 10- CV-01234).

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