Crystal Sorey, Administratrix For Harmony Mongomery, Et Al. v. State of NH Dhhs, Dcyf

HILLSBOROUGH, SS

NORTHERN DISTRICT

ST ATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

SUPERIOR COURT

Crystal Sorey, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Harmony Montgomery V. State of New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Children, Youth, and Families ("DCYF") #216-2024-CV-00722

ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE

We, Samuel RV. Garland, Esq. and Rory S. Miller, Esq., as attorneys for and on behalf of the Defendant, State of New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Children, Youth, and Families ("DCYF"), acknowledge receipt and hereby accept service of copies of the Summons in a Civil Action dated September 20, 2024, with attached Notice to Defendant, Complaint, and First Amended Complaint as well as the Court's September 20, 2024, Order on the Motion to Supplement Complaint, the Court's September 20, 2024, Order on the Motion to Seal Motion to Supplement Complaint, and the Court's October 29, 2024, Order on the Motion to Enlarge Time to Effect Service Upon Defendant, which extended the return date to December 4, 2024, and do hereby waive any claim to defect in service of process, under the express condition acknowledged by Plaintiffs that no other defenses are waived.

Dated at Concord, New Hampshire, this 4th day of December 2024.

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES,

DIVISION OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES

By their attorney,

JOHN M. FORMELLA

ATTORNEY GENERAL

By: _________________ _ Samuel R.V. Garland, Esq., Bar No. • and By ~ /2 Rory S~r No.? 7 f?-2?(; Assistant Attorneys General New Hampshire Department of Justice One Granite Place South Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 271-3658 samuel.rv.garland@doj.uh.gov rory.s.miller@doj.nh.gov