O'REILLY
v.
MEDICAL FACILITIES OF AMERICA
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Pro se plaintiff O'Reilly sought access to the Court's electronic filing system (CM/ECF). The District Court denied the motion, holding that pro se litigants are generally denied such access absent extenuating circumstances, and noting that the plaintiff could still submit documents electronically through the Court's Web Portal.
The Court held that pro se litigants are generally denied access to electronic filing unless extenuating circumstances exist to justify waiving CM/ECF procedures. The plaintiff failed to show or argue any extenuating circumstances, so her motion was denied.
“Pro se litigants are generally denied access to electronic filing unless extenuating circumstances exist to justify waiving CM/ECF procedures.”
This establishes the controlling legal standard for determining whether to grant CM/ECF access to pro se litigants.
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Pro se Plaintiff Margaret M. O'Reilly moves for access to the Court's electronic filing system. (Doc. 19.) The motion is DENIED. “Pro se litigants are generally denied access to electronic filing unless extenuating circumstances exist to justify waiving CM/ECF procedures.” Huminski v. Vermont, No. 2:13-cv-692-FtM-29, 2014 WL 169848, *4 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 15, 2014); see also McMahon v. Cleveland Clinic Found. Police Dep't, 455 F. App'x 874, 878 (11th Cir. 2011) (affirming denial of CM/ECF access for pro se litigants). No extenuating circumstances have been shown (or even argued) here. To the extent Plaintiff believes electronic filing will help her access documents in the case, she can already submit documents electronically
through the Web Portal on the Court's website at https://www.flmd. uscourts.gov/electronic-document-submission-web-portal.
ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida this October 1, 2024.
Kyle C. Dudek United States Magistrate Judge
Copies: All Parties of Record
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