Hampton v. Wetzel

Filing 48

ORDER denying motion 38 for waiver to directly serve defts via ECF & directing pltf to serve all docs acc to FRCP & MDPA Local Rules. (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 1/4/16. (ki)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
SHAWN HAMPTON,
Plaintiff
v.
JOHN WETZEL, et al.,
Defendants

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CIVIL NO. 1:14-CV-1367
(Chief Judge Conner)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 4th day of January, 2016, upon consideration of plaintiff‟s
motion (Doc. 38) to waive direct service of court filings, wherein he seeks
permission to serve one paper copy of all of his filings only upon the court for filing
in the CM/ECF system, and upon consideration of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
5(b) providing that a party may use the court‟s electronic filing system to serve the
opposing party only when: (1) the opposing attorney consented to service by
electronic means, and (2) electronic service is authorized by local rule, see FED. R.
CIV. P. 5(b)(1), (b)(2)(E), (b)(3), and upon further consideration of Local Rule 5.7
providing that only registered Filing Users may serve documents via ECF, see L.R.
5.7, and that a “„Filing User‟ is an individual who has a court-issued login and
password to file documents electronically”, see Standing Order regarding
Electronic Case Filing Policies and Procedures, § 1.2, and that plaintiff is not an
individual with a court-issued login and password, it is hereby ORDERED that:

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The motion (Doc. 38) for a waiver to directly serve Defendants via ECF
is DENIED.

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Plaintiff shall serve any and all documents according to the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure and Middle District of Pennsylvania Local
Rules of Court.

/S/ CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER
Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania

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