UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION

WILLIAM DAVIS BOYER,

Plaintiff,

v. Case No. 2:20-cv-764-FtM-38NPM

ZACHARY M. GILL, DANIEL T. FRENCH, FREDERICK W. SMITH, DON COLLERAN, FEDEX CORPORATION, CYNTHIA D. SPRY, BONNIE RAGGHIANTI, SHALON ANDERSON, SCOTT PRENTKY, KAY A. POLLOCK, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Defendants.

ORDER Before the Court is a Motion for Login and Password for Electronic Filing (Doc. 3). Plaintiff William Boyer requests the Court: (1) to allow him to file and receive all court documents via electronic means; (2) to issue him login credentials for the CM/ECF system; and (3) to provide him notices of documents filed in this case to his email address. (Doc. 3). The Middle District of Florida requires pro se litigants to “file paper originals of all complaints, pleadings, motions, affidavits, briefs, and other documents,”

unless authorized by the judge. Administrative Procedures for Electronic Filing §§ B(4), E(6) (Feb. 1, 2021). “Pro se litigants are generally denied access to electronic filing unless extenuating circumstances exist to justify waiving CM/ECF

procedures.” Huminski v. Vermont, No. 2:13-cv-692-FtM-29,

, *4 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 15, 2014); see also McMahon v. Cleveland Clinic Found. Police Dep’t,

(11th Cir. 2011) (affirming denial of CM/ECF access for pro se litigants).

The Court notes that any member of the public has the ability to access electronic records of the federal courts by registering online with PACER. As provided on the Court’s Guide for Proceeding Without a Lawyer:

If you have internet access, you may also register for PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) and view and print the documents for your case. To register, go to the PACER registration page on the PACER website (www.pacer.gov) or call (800) 676-6856. Using PACER may cost $.10 per printed page. PACER will give you details when you register. Problems with PACER should be addressed to PACER, not to the court. Guide for Proceeding Without a Lawyer, p. 13 (Oct. 13, 2020) (available at https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/litigants-without-lawyers). Also, litigants without access to CM/ECF may currently file documents using the following link: https://apps.flmd.uscourts.gov/cmecf/filings.cfm.! Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED: 1) The Motion for Login and Password for Electronic Filing (Doc. 3) 1s DENIED. DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on May 5, 2021.

Lida Ee Line □□□ NICHOLAS P. MIZEL UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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