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Nature of Suit Code: 320
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 28:1331as Fed. Question: Assault, Libel, Slander

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Atie BY: <.J.J 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

11 TIFF ANY DEREN, Case No.: 3:17-cv-00198-BEN-WVG 

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JOHN DOE; TWITTER, INC.; 

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, 

Plaintiff, 

Defendants. 

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S 

MOTION FOR LEA VE TO FILE 

ELECTRONICALLY 

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18 Plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to file documents electronically on the Court's 

19 CM/ECF filing system. (ECF No. 20). 

20 Pursuant to the Southern District of California's Electronic Case Filing 

21 Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual ("ECF Manual"), a prose party may not 

22 utilize CM/ECF without the Court's permission. ECF Manual§ 2(b). A prose party 

23 must demonstrate the means to file electronically by stating his or her equipment and 

24 software capabilities in addition to agreeing to follow all rules and policies in the 

25 CM/ECF Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual. Id. Plaintiff has not 

26 demonstrated this capability. 

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1 Accordingly, the Court DENIES Plaintiff's request to utilize CM/ECF. See Reddy 

2 v. Precyse Solutions LLC, No. 12-cv-2061, 2013 WL 2603413, at *3 (E.D. Cal. June 11, 

3 2013) Gudges have broad discretion in allowing prose litigants to utilize CM/ECF). 

4 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

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