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Nature of Suit Code: 430
Nature of Suit: Banks and Banking
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Tort Action

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PEPI SCHAFLER,

Plaintiff, No. C 06-5908 PJH

v. ORDER GRANTING 

MOTION TO RESCIND ECF

HSBC BANK USA, et al., FILING REQUIREMENT

Defendants.

_______________________________/

Before the court is plaintiff’s motion to rescind the requirement that future filings in

the instant action be subject to electronic case filing. Plaintiff is pro se, and objects to

designation of the instant case as suitable for electronic case filing (“ECF”). Specifically,

plaintiff takes issue with the court’s October 25, 2006 order granting a pro hac vice

application filed by an attorney for two of the defendants, which order states at the end that

“[a]ll future filings in this Action are subject to the requirements contained in General Order

No. 45, Electronic Case Filing.”

 While plaintiff is correct that General Order No. 45 sets forth ECF requirements for

cases filed in this district, plaintiff has overlooked the fact that General Order No. 45

automatically excludes from ECF designation cases such as this one, in which the plaintiff

is pro se (this exclusion is noted on the district court’s ECF website). Accordingly, the

instant case has never been designated for ECF status, and plaintiff’s motion is therefore

unnecessary. Notwithstanding, and in the interests of providing clarity to the parties, the

court hereby GRANTS plaintiff’s motion. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 2, 2006 ______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

Case 4:06-cv-05908-PJH Document 15 Filed 11/02/06 Page 1 of 1