Lascelles George Mclean et al. v. GMAC Mortgage Corporation

Filing 176

ORDER denying 173 Motion for Permission to File Electronically. Signed by Magistrate Judge John J. O'Sullivan on 10/30/2008. (lc3)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT S O U T H E R N DISTRICT OF FLORIDA C A S E NO: 06-22795-CIV-O'SULLIVAN [C O N S E N T ] L A S C E L L E S GEORGE MCCLEAN and VIRGINIA MCLEAN, P la in t if f s , v. G M A C MORTGAGE CORPORATION, INC., D e f e n d a n t. ______________________________/ ORDER T H IS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff Virginia McLean's Motion for Permission to File Electronically (DE# 173, 10/29/08). Having reviewed the applicable filings and the law, it is O R D E R E D AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiff Virginia McLean's Motion for Permission to F ile Electronically (DE# 173, 10/29/08) is DENIED. Access to the filing component of CM/ECF is a v a ila b le to authorized attorneys admitted to the Southern District of Florida bar. Section 2C of th e CM/ECF Administrative Procedures states that: P r o se litigants will not be permitted to register as Users at this time. Pro se litig a n ts must file their documents in the conventional manner. Pro se litigants m a y access the electronic record public counter in the Clerk's Office in all d iv is io n s or through PACER. Pro se litigants served and noticed by U.S. mail or in person (or, if agreed, by facsimile or e-mail). (e m p h a s is in original). As such, the instant motion is denied. Although the Court is sympathetic to Ms. McLean's position,1 the rules do not presently allow pro se parties to file motions using th e Court's electronic filing system. DONE AND ORDERED at Miami, Florida this 30th day of October, 2008.

______________________________ J O H N J. O'SULLIVAN U N IT E D STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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The Court encourages Ms. McLean to mail future filings to the Clerk's Office, have her husband deliver the documents or use a commercial messenger service.

C o p ie s to: A ll Counsel of Record

C o p ie s mailed by Chambers to: Lascelles McLean, pro se Virginia McLean, pro se 2 1 6 Shadow W a y M ia m i Springs, Florida 33166

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