United States of America v. GS2 Engineering & Environmental Consultants Inc et al

Filing 15

ORDER directing Defendant Sembos to submit fully completed and signed answersto the court's interrogatories. Motion terminated as moot: 6 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint filed by George A Sembos. Signed by Magistrate Judge Paige J Gossett on 12/23/2014. (gmil)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA DIVISION
United States of America,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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George A. Sembos; GS2 Engineering &
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Environmental Consultants, Inc.,
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Defendants.
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C/A No. 3:14-3922-TLW-PJG

ORDER

Defendant George A. Sembos, has filed a pro se motion seeking an extension of time to file
a response to the Complaint in this action. (ECF No. 6.) Subsequent to the defendant’s motion, the
plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint. As the deadline to file an Answer or otherwise plead postdates the date requested by the defendant in his motion, the Clerk of Court is directed to terminate
the defendant’s motion as moot. (ECF No. 6.)
TO THE PRO SE DEFENDANT:
Defendant Sembos, a pro se litigant, is directed to submit fully completed and signed answers
to the court’s interrogatories, see Local Civil Rule 26.01 DSC, which are attached to this order,
within twenty-one (21) days from the date this order is entered (plus three days for mail time).
As a pro se party in this case, Defendant Sembos’s attention is further directed to the
following important notice and information:
You are ordered to always keep the Clerk of Court advised in writing (at 901
Richland Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201) if your address changes for any
reason, so as to assure that you receive orders or other matters that specify deadlines
for you to meet. If, as a result of your failure to comply with this order, you fail to
file something you are required to file within a deadline set by a District Judge or a
Magistrate Judge, your case may be negatively impacted. Therefore, if you have a
change of address before this case is ended, you must comply with this order by
immediately advising the Clerk of Court in writing of such change of address. Your
failure to do so will not be excused by the court. Put this order with your own record
of this case so that you will not overlook your duty. If an attorney serves you by mail
on behalf of a party, you also have a duty to notify that attorney if your address is to
be changed for mail purposes.
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Pursuant to Rule 5 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, any documents filed subsequent
to the initial pleading must be served on parties. Unless otherwise ordered, service of subsequently
filed documents on a party represented by an attorney is made on the attorney. Service on attorneys
who have made an appearance in this court is effected by the court’s Electronic Case Filing system
through a computer generated notice of electronic filing. However, prior to a party’s attorney
making an appearance in this court, any documents filed subsequent to the initial pleading must be
served on that party and a certificate of service must be filed stating who was served, what document
was served, and how the document was served.
Any future filings in this case must be sent to the address listed above. All documents
requiring the defendant’s signature shall be signed with his full legal name written in his own
handwriting. Pro se litigants shall not use the “s/typed name” format used in the Electronic Case
Filing System. In any future filings with this court, defendant must use letter-sized paper and may
only write, or type text, on one side of a sheet of paper. The defendant must place the Civil Action
Number (C/A No. 3:14-3922-TLW-PJG) on any document filed in this case.
TO THE CLERK OF COURT:
The Office of the Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order, a copy of the court’s
Local Civil Rule 26.01 interrogatories, and a copy of the District Court’s Pro Se Litigant Guide to
Defendant Sembos.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Paige J. Gossett
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
December 23, 2014
Columbia, South Carolina
Defendant’s attention is directed to the important notice on the following page.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ....PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
WARNING TO PRO SE PARTY OR NONPARTY FILERS
ALL DOCUMENTS THAT YOU FILE WITH THE COURT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
THE PUBLIC ON THE INTERNET THROUGH PACER (PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT
ELECTRONIC RECORDS) AND THE COURT’S ELECTRONIC CASE FILING SYSTEM.
CERTAIN PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN
OR SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM ALL DOCUMENTS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT THE
DOCUMENTS TO THE COURT FOR FILING.
Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides for privacy protection of electronic
or paper filings made with the court. Rule 5.2 applies to ALL documents submitted for filing,
including pleadings, exhibits to pleadings, discovery responses, and any other document submitted
by any party or nonparty for filing. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, a party or nonparty filer
should not put certain types of an individual’s personal identifying information in documents
submitted for filing to any United States District Court. If it is necessary to file a document that
already contains personal identifying information, the personal identifying information should be
“blacked out” or redacted prior to submitting the document to the Clerk of Court for filing. A
person filing any document containing their own personal identifying information waives the
protection of Rule 5.2(a) by filing the information without redaction and not under seal.
1. Personal information protected by Rule 5.2(a):
(a) Social Security and Taxpayer identification numbers. If an individual’s social security
number or a taxpayer identification number must be included in a document, the filer may include
only the last four digits of that number.
(b) Names of Minor Children. If the involvement of a minor child must be mentioned, the filer
may include only the initials of that child.
(c) Dates of Birth. If an individual’s date of birth must be included in a document, the filer may
include only the year of birth.
(d) Financial Account Numbers. If financial account numbers are relevant, the filer may include
only the last four digits of these numbers.
2. Protection of other sensitive personal information – such as driver’s license numbers and alien
registration numbers – may be sought under Rule 5.2(d)(filings made under seal) and (e) (protective
orders).

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