20 C.F.R. § 423.1

Suits against the Social Security Administration and its employees in their official capacities

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(a) Suits involving individual claims arising under title II, VIII, XVI, or XVIII of the Social Security Act. (1) In cases seeking judicial review of final decisions of the Commissioner of Social Security on individual claims for benefits under title II, VIII, or XVI of the Social Security Act, or on individual claims for a Medicare Part D subsidy under title XVIII of the Act, summonses and complaints to be served by mail on the Social Security Administration or the Commissioner of Social Security should be sent to the Office of the General Counsel, Office of Program Litigation, Social Security Administration, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235.

(2) We also accept electronic service in these cases, as provided by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

(b) Other suits. In cases that do not involve claims described in paragraph (a) of this section, summonses and complaints to be served by mail on the Social Security Administration or the Commissioner of Social Security should be sent to the Office of the General Counsel, Social Security Administration, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235.

[88 FR 1329, Jan. 10, 2023]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2020–2020 · leading case: Simpson v. DeJoy (D. Ariz. 2020).
Simpson v. DeJoy (D. Ariz. 2020). “2019) (service upon the general counsel of the Social Security Administration was effective because a federal regulation, 20 C.F.R. § 423.1 , specifically 27 identifies the general counsel as an authorized service recipient); Wright v.”
Shakar Rahimi v. Nancy A. Berryhill (C.D. Cal. 2020). “Pursuant 2 to the Case Management Order, Plaintiff was to serve the summons and complaint on 3 the government promptly in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(i) and 4 20 C.F.R. § 423.1 . Plaintiff was further ordered to file an appropriate proof of service 5 within…”
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