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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THERON KENNETH HOLSTON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

D. RAGAN, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:16-cv-0820 AC P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff a former county prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s request for a registration 

form to access Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) and to electronically file 

documents. ECF No. 6. 

I. Request for PACER Registration Form 

Plaintiff requests a registration form in order to obtain access to the PACER system. ECF 

No. 6. PACER is available to anyone who registers for an account.1 Because plaintiff may 

register for PACER access online and at no cost, his motion requesting a registration form is 

denied. 

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 Registration is available online at no cost at the following address: 

https://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/pscof/registration.jsf?filerType=N.

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II. Request for Information About Electronic Filing 

Plaintiff also stated his intent to move for leave to file documents electronically, and 

requests information about the court’s electronic filing procedures. ECF No. 6. Although the 

Eastern District of California is an electronic management/filing district, unrepresented persons 

are required to file and serve paper documents unless the assigned District Judge or Magistrate 

Judge grants leave to utilize electronic filing. L.R. 133(a), (b)(2). A pro se party seeking an 

exception to the rule may file a motion explaining the reasons why they should be allowed to file 

documents electronically. L.R. 133(b)(3). 

Plaintiff’s request sets forth the reasons he intends to request permission to electronically 

file. ECF No. 6. However, the request does not make clear whether plaintiff is familiar with the 

requirements applicable to electronic filing in this court or whether he is aware of the hardware 

and software needed for electronic filing. Plaintiff’s request for information is granted. 

If plaintiff chooses to file a motion for permission to file electronically, the motion must include a 

statement that plaintiff has reviewed the requirements for electronic filing2

 and agrees to abide by 

them and that he understands that once he registers for electronic filing, he must file all 

documents electronically and not through the mail or in person at the court. Additionally, all 

notices and documents will be received by e-mail and not by regular mail. The motion must also 

address whether plaintiff has access to the following technical requirements necessary for 

electronic filing: 1) a computer with internet access; 2) an e-mail account for receiving 

notifications from the electronic filing system; 3) a PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic 

Records) account; 4) a word-processing program; 5) PDF conversion software to convert word 

processing documents into .pdf format; and 6) a scanner for exhibits or other supporting 

documents that are only in paper format. Failure to address each of these items will result in 

denial of the motion. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Plaintiff’s request for a PACER registration form (ECF No. 6) is denied. 

 

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 The CM/ECF User Manual is available on the court’s website at 

http://www.caed.uscourts.gov/caednew/index.cfm/cmecf-e-filing/cmecf-users-manual/. 

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2. Plaintiff’s request for information about electronic filing is granted to the extent this order 

directs him to the CM/ECF User Manual and advises him of the technical requirements 

for electronic filing. 

DATED: October 20, 2016 

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