Bank of America v. Baxter

Filing 6

ORDER granting the Defendant's 3 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis and directing the Defendant to keep the Clerk of Court advised in writing of any address change. Signed by Magistrate Judge Shiva V Hodges on 4/22/2016. (bgoo)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Bank of America,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Elois C. Baxter;
Defendant.

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C/A No.: 3:16-1231-MBS-SVH

ORDER

The above-captioned case has been removed from the Richland County Court of
Common Pleas. [ECF No. 1]. Under Local Civ. Rule 73.02(B)(2)(e) (D.S.C.), pretrial
proceedings in this action have been referred to the assigned U.S. Magistrate Judge.
PAYMENT OF THE FILING FEE:
Defendant has submitted an Application to Proceed Without Prepaying Fees or
Costs, which is construed as a Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. See
28 U.S.C. § 1915. A review of the motion reveals that Defendant should be relieved of
the obligation to prepay the full filing fee. Defendant’s Motion for Leave to Proceed in
forma pauperis is granted. [ECF No. 3].
TO DEFENDANT:
Defendant is ordered to keep the Clerk of Court advised in writing (United States
District Court, 901 Richland Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201) of any address
change, so as to assure that orders or other matters that specify deadlines will be received.
Defendant’s failure to comply with this order will not be excused and could result in
sanctions against Defendant. If an attorney serves Defendant by mail, Defendant also has
a duty to notify that attorney of any address change.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

April 22, 2016
Columbia, South Carolina

Shiva V. Hodges
United States Magistrate Judge

Defendants’ attention is directed to the important warning on the next page.

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Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides for privacy protection of
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submitted for filing, including pleadings, exhibits to pleadings, discovery responses, and
any other document submitted by any party or nonparty for filing. Unless otherwise
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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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