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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination)

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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BARON BOWER,

Plaintiff,

vs.

FOSTER FARMS DAIRY, et al.,

Defendants.

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1:07-cv-00917-LJO-SMS

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

REQUEST TO HAVE ACCESS TO

ELECTRONIC FILING AS MOOT

(Doc. 33)

INFORMATIONAL ORDER

The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff’s request to have

access to electronic case filing, filed November 30, 2007 (Doc.

33). Despite the fact this case is closed as Judge O’Neill

issued an order to dismiss Plaintiff’s claims on November 29,

2007 (Doc. 31), and has further denied Plaintiff’s motion to

amend the complaint (Doc. 35), as well as denying Plaintiff’s

motion to demand a jury trial (Doc. 37), the Court provides the

following advisory information:

Any person with a valid credit card can obtain a PACER

account which allows only VIEWING access to documents. Under the

Local Rules of the Eastern District, a pro se litigant can obtain

a CM/ECF password and can file documents electronically only if

the court orders it.

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Local Rule 5-133, Filing and Contents of Documents, reads

thus:

RULE 5-133

FILING AND CONTENTS OF DOCUMENTS

(a) Electronic Filing. The Eastern District of California is an electronic case

management/filing district (CM/ECF). Unless excused by the Court or by the electronic

filing procedures set forth in these Rules, attorneys shall file all documents

electronically pursuant to those Rules. All complaints, and subsequent motions,

pleadings, briefs, exhibits, and all other documents in a case shall be electronically filed

except as otherwise provided by these Rules. Unrepresented persons, sometimes

referenced as pro se litigants or appearing in propria persona, shall file and serve paper

documents as provided in these Rules. After filing of a paper document by a pro se

litigant, the Clerk's Office will transform the paper filing into an electronic record and

ultimately discard the paper filing.

(b) Exceptions

(2) Pro Se Party Exception. Any person appearing pro se may not

utilize electronic filing except with the permission of the assigned Judge or Magistrate

Judge. See L.R. 5-133(b)(3). All pro se litigants shall file and serve paper documents as

required by applicable Federal Rules of Civil or Criminal Procedure or by these Local

Rules.

As there is no case pending for the applicant of this

request, and therefore no longer any “assigned Judge or

Magistrate Judge,” Mr. Bower’s request for access to electronic

case filing is DENIED as MOOT.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 19, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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