SHATTER
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
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A pro se plaintiff in a Social Security appeal sought electronic notice of case filings by email. The court granted the motion, allowing the plaintiff to receive Notices of Electronic Filings at her email address while clarifying that the order does not grant CM/ECF filing access.
The court granted the plaintiff's motion for electronic notifications. The court directed the Clerk of Court to add the plaintiff's email address to CM/ECF to ensure she receives Notices of Electronic Filings, while clarifying that this does not grant her access to file documents via CM/ECF.
“[T]he Court in its discretion may grant a pro se party permission to receive electronic notifications.”
Establishes the court's discretionary authority to allow electronic notice to pro se parties
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(And Direction to Clerk of Court)
Before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion to Receive Electronic Notifications, by which Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, asks for electronic notice of case filings by email. Doc. No. 32. “[T]he Court in its discretion may grant a pro se party permission to receive electronic notifications.” 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); 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). Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion (Doc. No. 32) is
GRANTED, and 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. [fn 1]
DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on May 27, 2025.
/s/ Leslie Hoffman Price LESLIE HOFFMAN PRICE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Copies furnished to: Counsel of Record Unrepresented Parties
[*2][fn 1]: Plaintiff does not request access to filing documents via CM/ECF, nor does this Order allow it. Plaintiff may submit filings online through the Court's web portal. See Moore, 2023 WL 4947933, at *1.
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