Gastelum v. 7-Eleven, Inc.

Filing 4

ORDER Granting Motion for Leave to Electronically File Documents (ECF No. 3 ). Signed by District Judge James E. Simmons, Jr on 3/12/2025. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service) (maq) ***Plaintiff e-mailed e-file instructions at the e-mail provided***(exs).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FERNANDO GASTELUM,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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7-ELEVEN, INC.,

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Case No.: 3:25-cv-00566-JES-DDL
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
LEAVE TO ELECTRONICALLY
FILE DOCUMENTS

Defendant.

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Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Fernando Gastelum’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for
Leave to Electronically File Documents. ECF No. 3. Generally, “[e]xcept as prescribed by
local rule, order, or other procedure, the Court has designated all cases to be assigned to
the Electronic Filing System.” CivLR 5.4(a). With respect to pro se litigants, however,
“[u]nless otherwise authorized by the court, all documents submitted for filing to the
Clerk’s Office . . . must be in legible, paper form.” See Elec. Case Filing Admin. Policies
and Proc. Manual, § 2(b) (S.D. Cal. Jan. 22, 2025) (“ECF Manual”). “A pro se party
seeking leave to electronically file documents must file a motion and demonstrate the
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means to do so properly by stating their equipment and software capabilities in addition to

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agreeing to follow all rules and policies in the CM/ECF Administrative Policies and

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Procedures Manual.” Id. The ECF Manual refers to the Court’s official website for

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CM/ECF technical specifications, id., § 1(i), which include a “[c]omputer running

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Windows or Macintosh”; “[s]oftware to convert documents from a word processor format

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to portable document format (PDF),” such as “Adobe Acrobat 7.0 and higher”; “[i]nternet

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access supporting a transfer rate of 56kb or higher”; a compatible browser, such as “Firefox

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15, Internet Explorer 9, and Safari 5.1/6 or later version”; a “[s]canner to image

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noncomputerized documents 400 pixels per inch (ppi)”; and a PACER account. See U.S.

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District

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https://www.casd.uscourts.gov/cmecf.aspx#undefined1 (last visited Mar. 12, 2025).

Court,

S.D.

Cal.,

CM/ECF:

General

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In the Motion for Leave to Electronically File Documents, Plaintiff affirms he has

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reviewed the ECF Manual, agrees to follow all rules and policies in the ECF Manual, and

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has access to the technology needed for electronic filing.

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Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Electronically File Documents, ECF

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No. 3, is GRANTED. Plaintiff is cautioned that electronic filing is a privilege and that any

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abuse of the CM/ECF system may result in termination of his electronic filing privileges.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 12, 2025

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