Luft v. Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corporation et al

Filing 67

ORDER denying 64 Plaintiff's Motion to Allow Electronic Filing. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando on 2/5/2014. (BLW)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
CARRIE LUFT,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 2:11-cv-703-FtM-29CM

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS
REALTY CORPORATION, CITI
PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC.,
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.,
LONE STAR FUNDS, INC., MARK
H. MULLER, Esq., MARK H.
MULLER, P.A., DANIELLE
SPRADLEY, Esq., MICHAEL
D’ONOFRIO, Esq., BEN-EZRA &
KATZ, P.A., AMERICAN HOME
MORTGAGE SERVICING, INC.,
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS
INC., CITIGROUP HOME
MORTGAGE, Trust 2007-AHL3,
LIQUIDATION PROPERTIES,
INC., ACCREDITED HOME
LENDERS HOLDING CO., as
successor in interest to Accredited
Home Lenders, Inc., and JOHN
AND JANE DOES 1-10,
Defendants.
ORDER
This matter comes before the Court upon review Plaintiff’s Motion to Allow
Electronic Filing (Doc. #64) filed on January 13, 2014. Plaintiff, who is representing
herself pro se in this matter, requests electronic notification of filings via the Court’s
Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system, as well as the ability

to file documents electronically. No grounds for the request were included in the
Motion.
This Court’s Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing state that pro se
litigants are not allowed to utilize CM/ECF without authorization from the Court.
The Court, having reviewed the Motion and considered the circumstances, does not
find good cause exists to allow the Plaintiff access to electronic notification and/or
filing. Plaintiff may prosecute this lawsuit via the U.S. Mail and by accessing the
computer terminals at the Clerk’s Office in Fort Myers. Plaintiff is cautioned that
she must stay apprised of this matter and participate fully, complying with both the
Local Rules and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 1
ACCORDINGLY, it is hereby
ORDERED:
Plaintiff’s Motion to Allow Electronic Filing (Doc. #64) is DENIED.
DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on this 5th day of February,
2014.

Copies:
Counsel of record
Pro se parties
Of course, Plaintiff may communicate with opposing counsel through email and phone.
Plaintiff has provided her email address and phone number on filings thus far.

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