Summary
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied pro se plaintiff Thomas Pepe's construed motion for permission to file papers through the CM/ECF system. The court held that he had not shown the extenuating circumstances, corroboration, and litigation-history information required to justify an exception to ordinary filing procedures.
Holdings
- A pro se litigant seeking permission to use CM/ECF must show extenuating circumstances justifying waiver of the ordinary filing procedures, including, at minimum, extraordinarily difficult financial and physical barriers to filing by mail, a verified request corroborated by affidavits, and evidence addressing any misuse of the judicial system.
- Pepe's construed motion for CM/ECF access was denied because he failed to meet the required standard.
Questions Presented
- What showing must a pro se litigant make to obtain permission to file papers through the court's CM/ECF system?
- Whether Pepe demonstrated circumstances sufficient to justify waiving the court's ordinary CM/ECF procedures.
Disposition
other
Cases Cited (2)
- Huminski v. Vermont, No. 2:13-cv-692-FTM-29, 2014 WL 169848, *4 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 15, 2014)(followed)
- McMahon v. Cleveland Clinic Found. Police Dep't, 455 F. App'x 874, 878 (11th Cir. 2011)(followed)
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