Bennett et al v. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al

Filing 50

ORDER DENYING 21 (Waiver of Fees Associated with Electronic Filing) and GRANTING 40 (Permission to Register as Non-Attornney Filing User of ECF System). Signed by Chief Judge David R. Herndon on 10/31/2013. (dsw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
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IN RE YASMIN AND YAZ (DROSPIRENONE)
MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES AND
PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

3:09-md-02100-DRH-PMF
MDL No. 2100

-----------------------------------------------------------Judge David R. Herndon

This Document Relates to:

Bennett et al v. Bayer Healthcare
Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al No. 3:13-cv20026-DRH-PMF

ORDER
HERNDON, Chief Judge:
This matter is before the Court for case management. Currently before the
Court is the pro se plaintiff’s (Ms. Bennett) motion for CM/ECF access (Doc. 40).
Also before the Court is Ms. Bennett’s motion for an exemption from the fees
imposed by the Electronic Public Access fee schedule adopted by the Judicial
Conference of the United States Courts (filed in the transferor district court) (Doc.
21).
Pursuant to the Court’s ECF rules, attorneys admitted to the bar of this
court must register as Filing Users of the court’s ECF system and utilize the same
(or move for exemption). ECF Filing Rule 2. The ECF filing rules further provide
that “a party to a pending civil action who is not represented by an attorney may

register as a Filing User in the ECF system solely for purposes of the action,” if
the Court permits. Id. Having considered Ms. Bennett’s motion, the Court has
concluded that it will permit Ms. Bennett to register as a Filing User in the ECF
system solely for purposes of the above captioned action. Prior to registering as a
Filing User, Prior to registration, Ms. Bennett must complete the online Case
Management/Electronic Case Filing Training. A link to the Court’s online training
is available here: http://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/ECF/EcfTraining.aspx.

Further,

The Court emphasizes that Ms. Bennett MUST comply with ECF Rules, Local
Rules, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If Ms. Bennett fails to comply
with these rules, the Court may terminate her registration as a Filing User in ECF.
With the above requirements in place, the motion to register as a non-attorney
Filing User in the ECF system is GRANTED.
The motion for exemption from fees associated with using the ECF system
is DENIED. The information available to the Court indicates that Ms. Bennett’s
family income does not warrant a waiver of the fees associated with using the ECF
system.
SO ORDERED:

Digitally signed by
David R. Herndon
Date: 2013.10.31
11:51:07 -05'00'
Chief Judge
United States District Court

Date: October 31, 2013