Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-3_05-cv-05328/USCOURTS-cand-3_05-cv-05328-1/pdf.json

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

---

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEPHEN M. HEAD,

Plaintiff,

 v.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY;

CHARLES REED, Chancellor, California State

University; DON W. KASSING, Interim

President, San Jose State University; SUSAN

MEYER, Dean, San Jose State University

School of Education; CATHY M. BUELL,

Department Chair, San Jose State University

School of Education, Secondary Education

Department and Associate Professor, San Jose

University School of Education; HELEN

MARY KRESS, Assistant Professor, San Jose

State University School of Education;

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER

ACCREDITATION; and DOES 1–100,

Defendants. /

No. C 05-05328 WHA

E-FILING ORDER

The defendants are ORDERED TO TREAT THIS ACTION AS A MODIFIED ELECTRONIC

FILING CASE. Defendants must conform to General Order No. 45 of the U.S. District Court for

the Northern District of California, with the additional requirement that all filings be served on

plaintiff Stephen M. Head by traditional means, i.e., not through the electronic case filing

system. The Court will continue to serve him by traditional means but will serve most other

documents upon the other parties through the e-filing system. 

Case 3:05-cv-05328-WHA Document 50 Filed 07/17/06 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2

Electronic case filing (ECF), also called e-filing, provides quicker communication of

time-sensitive documents among parties, the Court and the Clerk. It also provides wider and

easier access to important public documents. However, because plaintiff is representing

himself, he is exempt from the dictates of General Order No. 45. He therefore is not required to

participate in the e-filing system. He may continue to make manual filings in this action. 

The Court requires parties designated for inclusion in the e-filing system to abide by

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(e), Order No. 45 and Civil Local Rules 5-4 and 5-5(b). The

General Orders, Local Rules and comprehensive information about the e-filing system are at

ecf.cand.uscourts.gov. Requests for a printed copy of Order No. 45 should be addressed to:

Guidelines for Electronic Case Filing, Clerk, U.S. District Court, 450 Golden Gate Ave., San

Francisco, CA 94102. Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope bearing first-class

postage. 

Among the important provisions of these rules is that “[e]ach attorney of record is

obligated to become an ECF User and be assigned a user ID and password for access to the

system upon notification that the action is subject to ECF,” Gen. Order No. 45, § IV.A., and that

“parties are required to lodge for chambers no later than noon on the business day following

the day that the papers are filed electronically, one paper copy of each document that is filed

electronically,” id. § VI.G. Chambers copies must be delivered to the Clerk’s Office. Ibid.

Please review the rules and Order No. 45 in their entirety. Your full compliance is required and

expected. 

If you believe that you should be exempted from e-filing, please make an administrative

motion to be excluded. See Civil L.R. 7-11. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 17, 2006 WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:05-cv-05328-WHA Document 50 Filed 07/17/06 Page 2 of 2