Dowling v. Mountain States Line Constructors Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee

Filing 37

MINUTE ORDER denying 33 Plaintiff's Urgent Request for Missing Documents. Plaintiff may file a motion no later than May 23, 2012 demonstrating good cause to support the revocation of her ECF privileges. If no such motion is filed by May 23, 2012, the court will assume that Plaintiff intends to retain her ECF privileges, by Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 5/9/12. (mjgsl, ) Modified on 5/9/2012 to add "Minute" to text (mjgsl, ).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya
Civil Action No. 11–cv–02697–REB–KMT

THERESA L. DOWLING,
Plaintiff,
v.
MOUNTAIN STATES LINE CONSTRUCTORS JOINT APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING
COMMITTEE,
Defendant.

MINUTE ORDER
ORDER ENTERED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE KATHLEEN M. TAFOYA
Plaintiff’s “Urgent Request for Missing Documents” (Doc. No. 33, filed May 4, 2012) is
DENIED. Plaintiff requests that the court provide her with all but a few of the documents
previously filed in this case because she has had “technical problems” with the court’s CM/ECF
filing system that resulted in her having to pay “hundreds of dollars for documents that are
supposed to be free.” However, notwithstanding Plaintiff’s suggestion that the court is
“obligated to provide plaintiff with these documents,” the court has no legal basis to order the
Clerk of Court to provide her with free copies of court filings. Outside of a few exceptions that
are inapplicable here, the in forma pauperis statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1915, “makes no provision for
litigation expenses.” Patel v. United States, 399 F. App’x 355, 359 (10th Cir. 2010). Plaintiff
may print copies of previously-filed documents through the Clerk’s Office for $.10 per page.
The court further notes that notwithstanding Plaintiff’s suggestion that she has “canceled” her
CM/ECF account, Plaintiff is required to demonstrate good cause before her ECF registration
may be revoked. See D.C.COLO. ECF Civ. Procedures 3.2D. Accordingly, Plaintiff may file a
motion no later than May 23, 2012 demonstrating good cause to support the revocation of her
ECF privileges. If no such motion is filed by May 23, 2012, the court will assume that Plaintiff
intends to retain her ECF privileges. Until that time, the court will serve any court-initiated
filings (e.g. orders and/or recommendations) on Plaintiff at her home address as featured in her

Complaint. Defendant is directed to do the same (i.e. serve Plaintiff with its court filings, if any,
at her home address).
Dated: May 9, 2012

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