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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EUGENE FORTE,

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

TIMOTHY SCHWARTZ,

 Defendant.

1:13-cv-1980-LJO-SMS

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND 

ORDER RE PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS

TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTRONIC 

COURT FILING (Docs. 67, 71)

Plaintiff Eugene Forte (“Plaintiff”), appearing pro se, requests permission from the Court to file 

all further documents in this case electronically. Doc. 67; see Local Rule 133(b)(2) (“Any person 

appearing pro se may not utilize electronic filing except with the permission of the assigned Judge or 

Magistrate Judge.”). Counsel for Defendant does not oppose the request. Doc. 68. In fact, counsel for 

Defendant “prefer[s] that [Plaintiff] be allowed to file electronically.” Doc. 69 at 5. Given this, the Court 

GRANTS Plaintiff’s request to participate in electronic court filing (Doc. 67). Plaintiff’s ex parte 

application requesting that the Court rule on his request to participate in electronic court filing (Doc. 71) 

is DENIED AS MOOT.

The Clerk of Court is direct to mail Plaintiff the “Petition by Pro Se Litigant for ECF 

Registration and Consent to Electronic Service.” Plaintiff shall be responsible for filing all documents in 

paper form until such time as Plaintiff signs and returns to the Clerk the above petition. Once the 

petitioner is returned, Plaintiff is instructed to use the same login and password for PACER that he was 

issued in his prior cases in this Court, Forte v. Cnty. of Merced, No. 1:11-cv-318-AWI-SKO; Forte v. 

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Jones, No 1:11-cv-718-AWI-BAM. Plaintiff must provide to the Clerk, and must maintain, a working 

email address. 

IT IS SO ORDERED

Dated: December 14, 2015

 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill

 United States District Judge

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