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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TERRANCE MARSH, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:23-cv-01451-JLT-EPG

ORDER RE: MOTION TO E-FILE 

DOCUMENTS

(ECF No. 36)

Plaintiffs Terrance Marsh and Gesele Marsh proceed pro se and in forma pauperis in this 

civil action. (ECF Nos. 1, 7, 9). They now move for permission to electronically file (e-file) 

documents in this case, stating that e-filing is easier, faster, and less expensive than filing 

documents via in-person and the mail. (ECF No. 36). 

Under the Court’s Local Rules, pro se parties are required to “file and serve paper 

documents” and “may not utilize electronic filing except with the permission of the assigned 

Judge or Magistrate Judge.” Local Rule 133(b)(2) (emphasis omitted). Any request for an 

exception to this rule must be submitted as a stipulation between the parties or a “written motion[ 

] setting out an explanation of reasons for the exception.” Local Rule 133(b)(3). It is within the 

Court’s discretion to grant or deny such a request. Reddy v. Precyse Solutions LLC, 2013 WL 

2603413, at *3 (E.D. Cal. June 11, 2013). 

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Plaintiffs state the reasons they are requesting permission to e-file—essentially because it 

is more convenient. However, the motion does not make clear whether Plaintiffs are familiar with 

the requirements applicable to e-filing in this Court or whether they have the necessary hardware 

and software needed for e-filing. 

Plaintiffs will be given an opportunity to each file a declaration in support of their motion 

that addresses whether they are aware of the requirements for e-filing and whether they have 

access to the necessary hardware and software.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall have ten days from the date of entry of

this order to each file a separate declaration in support of their request for permission to use the 

Court’s e-filing system. The declaration should address whether they aware of the requirements 

for e-filing and whether they have access to the necessary hardware and software.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 16, 2024 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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