HANSEN
v.
SMITH
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This is a procedural order addressing case management issues in a civil litigation between Hansen (plaintiff) and Smith and Larizza (defendants). The court removed the case from the IDEAL Program due to the plaintiff's repeated failures to appear at case management conferences and directed the clerk to add the plaintiff's email address to the electronic filing system.
The case is removed from the IDEAL Program, and the clerk is directed to add the plaintiff's email address to CM/ECF so the plaintiff receives Notices of Electronic Filings. The parties are ordered to file a Case Management Report within fourteen days.
[1] A case may be removed from the IDEAL Program if the plaintiff fails to appear at or leaves early from scheduled case management conferences.
[2] A court may direct the Clerk of Court to add a pro se party's email address to CM/ECF to ensure receipt of electronic filings.
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ORDER (And Direction to Clerk of Court)
This cause comes before the Court following a Case Management Conference. See Doc. No. 38. The Court has attempted to hold two Case Management Conferences in this matter pursuant to the IDEAL Program; Plaintiff failed to appear at the first, and he left the second early due to technical difficulties. See Doc. Nos. 27-32, 34, 38. Because neither Case Management Conference could go forward and pursuant to the brief discussion the Court was able to have with the parties, TAKE NOTICE that this matter is no longer referred to the IDEAL Program, and the Notice of Order Referring Case to U.S. Magistrate Judge for IDEAL Program (Doc. No. 12) no longer applies in this case. It is ORDERED that the parties shall file their Case Management Report within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Order.
Pursuant to discussions with the parties, it is ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add Plaintiff's email address, [email protected], to CM/ECF and ensure that Plaintiff receives Notices of Electronic Filings. See Moore v. Adventist Health Sys. Sunbelt Healthcare Corp., No. 6:23-cv-1163-PGB-DCI, 2023 WL 4947933, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 3, 2023) (“[T]he Court in its discretion may grant a pro se party permission to receive electronic notifications."); see also Cromity v. City of Orlando, No. 6:24-cv-1688-CEM-DCI, 2025 WL 435901, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 29, 2025) (allowing service of court documents on pro se party by email); Wilkins v. RCI, LLC, No. 6:23-cv-849-PGB-EJK, 2023 WL 3453560, at *1 (M.D. Fla. May 15, 2023) (same). [fn 1]
DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on June 3, 2025.
Uslis Horan Price
LESLIE HOFFMAN PRICE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Copies furnished to: Counsel of Record Unrepresented Parties
[fn 1]: This Order does not authorize access to filing documents via CM/ECF. Plaintiff may submit filings online through the Court's web portal. See Moore, 2023 WL 4947933, at *1.
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