a civil case, any non-incarcerated pro se litigant may seek leave
of Court to use the CM/ECF System to file documents
electronically in that particular case. Leave to file
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electronically must be sought by motion, which must
demonstrate that the pro se litigant has access to the equipment
and software necessary to prepare documents for filing in PDF
format and to connect to the Court’s CM/ECF System.
If granted leave to file electronically, the pro se litigant must
register to use the Court’s CM/ECF System within five days of
being served with the order granting leave. Registration must
be initiated online through the Court’s website and will require
the litigant to have an active PACER account. After the
registration process has been completed, the litigant will be able
to file documents electronically only in the case in which leave
to do so was granted. Leave to file electronically must be
separately sought and granted, and the registration process
separately completed, in each case in which the pro se litigant
wishes to file electronically.
