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Below is '''Rule 4.1''' of the [[Federal Rules of Civil Procedure]].  Rule 4.1 deals with '''Service of Other Process ''', and is indexed under Chapter II, dealing with [[Commencing an Action; Service of Process, Pleadings, Motions, and Orders]].

==(a) In General.==
:Process — other than a summons under [[FRCP_Rule_4|Rule 4]] or a subpoena under [[FRCP_Rule_45|Rule 45]] — must be served by a United States marshal or deputy marshal or by a person specially appointed for that purpose. It may be served anywhere within the territorial limits of the state where the district court is located and, if authorized by a federal statute, beyond those limits. Proof of service must be made under [[FRCP_Rule_4#.28l.29_Proving_Service.|Rule 4(l)]].

==(b) Enforcing Orders: Committing for Civil Contempt.==
:An order committing a person for civil contempt of a decree or injunction issued to enforce federal law may be served and enforced in any district. Any other order in a civil-contempt proceeding may be served only in the state where the issuing court is located or elsewhere in the United States within 100 miles from where the order was issued.



[[Category: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure]]