Richardson v. Park Soleil Vacation Owners Association, Inc. et al

Filing 9

ORDER denying without prejudice 8 Plaintiff's Motion for permission to file electronically. Signed by Magistrate Judge Thomas B. Smith on 6/14/2017. (Smith, Thomas)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
LENIR RICHARDSON,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 6:17-cv-940-Orl-41TBS

PARK SOLEIL VACATION OWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC., THE TUSCANY
VILLAGE VACATION SUITES OWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC. and PARK HOTELS
& RESORTS, INC.,
Defendants.
ORDER
This case comes before the Court on Plaintiff Lenir Richardson’s Motion
Requesting the Court’s Permission to File Electronically (Doc. 8). Plaintiff seeks leave of
Court to file papers electronically because she “is a resident of the state of Virginia,
making [sic] very difficult to fly to Orlando each or every time an action is required in this
case.” (Id., ¶ 3).
“A pro se litigant ... is not permitted to file electronically, absent authorization by the
Court.” United States District Court Middle District of Florida, Administrative Procedures
for Electronic Filing, at (II)(A)(2) (June 5, 2015). A pro se party seeking the privilege to
use CM/ECF must demonstrate that access is necessary to avoid unreasonable burdens
and to promote access to information. See Ogilvie v. Millsaps, Case No. 8:15-cv-2477-T36JSS, 2015 WL 6688343, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 30, 2015).
Plaintiff’s motion fails to demonstrate that access to CM/ECF is necessary for her
to avoid unreasonable burdens and promote access to information. She does not need to

travel to Orlando, Florida each time action on her part is required. Plaintiff can file papers
by mailing them to the Clerk, who in turn, will mail Orders entered by the Court to her. If
Defendants appear in the case, they will be required to mail copies of their papers to
Plaintiff. For this reason, Plaintiff’s motion is DENIED without prejudice.
DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on June 14, 2017.

Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Parties

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