Seguin v. Marion County Health Department

Filing 42

ORDER. Plaintiff's Motion to File Discovery Deposition in support of her response to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 41) is DENIED to the extent that Plaintiff seeks to hand deliver documents for filing. If necessary, Plain tiff may have an additional ten (10) days from the entry date of this Order to submit the exhibits electronically via the Court's CM/ECF system in accordance with the Local Rules of the Middle District of Florida and the Court's Administrative Procedures for Filing in Civil and Criminal Cases. See Order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Philip R. Lammens on 7/2/2014. (JWM)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
OCALA DIVISION
MELISSA SEGUIN,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 5:13-cv-96-Oc-10PRL

MARION COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
Defendant.

ORDER
This case is before the Court for consideration of Plaintiff’s Motion to File Discovery
Deposition in support of her response to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 41).
Plaintiff recites that she has been unable to upload the depositions she wishes to file via the Court’s
CM/ECF system and “needs to hand deliver.” (Doc. 41). Plaintiff also notes the depositions she
wishes to file are the same depositions already filed by Defendant in this matter.
As a preliminary matter, Plaintiff’s motion lacks a certification that she has conferred with
opposing counsel as required by Local Rule 3.01(g). Further, there is no appropriate mechanism
by which the Court could grant the relief requested by Plaintiff. In accordance with the Court’s
Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing in Civil and Criminal Cases, electronic filing is
mandatory, subject to certain limited exceptions.1 The Court’s Administrative Procedures include
instructions for filing even voluminous documents as exhibits to documents, and the Middle

1

See http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/CMECF/CMECF_ADMINISTRATIVE_PROCEDURES_03-15-07-FINAL.pdf.

District of Florida maintains numerous resources to assist attorneys and litigants in complying with
the electronic filing requirements.2 Moreover, it is necessary that any exhibits relied upon by
Plaintiff in opposition to Summary Judgment be properly filed via the Court’s CM/ECF system so
that they become a part of the Court’s official record, including on appeal, if necessary.
Accordingly, upon due consideration, Plaintiff’s Motion to File Discovery Deposition in
support of her response to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 41) is DENIED to
the extent that Plaintiff seeks to hand deliver documents for filing. If necessary, Plaintiff may
have an additional ten (10) days from the entry date of this Order to submit the exhibits
electronically via the Court’s CM/ECF system in accordance with the Local Rules of the Middle
District of Florida and the Court’s Administrative Procedures for Filing in Civil and Criminal
Cases.
DONE and ORDERED in Ocala, Florida on July 1, 2014.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

2

See http://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/CMECF/CMECF_FAQs.htm.
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