ILYA AVERKIEV
v.
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS), ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, DIRECTOR OF USCIS, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND US ATTORNEY FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
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The district court granted a pro se plaintiff's motion to receive electronic notices of filing in an immigration-related civil action against USCIS and related federal defendants.
The court granted the motion, finding it within its discretion to permit a pro se party to receive electronic notifications. The plaintiff's email address ([email protected]) was added to the CM/ECF system to receive Notices of Electronic Filings, and the plaintiff will no longer receive copies by U.S. mail.
“[T]he Court in its discretion may grant a pro se party permission to receive electronic notifications.”
Establishes the legal standard permitting courts to grant pro se litigants electronic notice rights
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Before the Court is a Motion for Pro Se Litigant to Receive Notices of Electronic Filing. Doc. No. 3. “[T]he Court in its discretion may grant a pro se party permission to receive electronic notifications.” Moore v. Adventist Health Sys. Sunbelt Healthcare Corp., No. 6:23-cv-1163-PGB-DCI, 2023 WL 4947933, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 3, 2023); see also Cromity v. City of Orlando, No. 6:24-cv-1688-CEM-DCI, 2025 WL 435901, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 29, 2025) (allowing service of court documents on pro se party by email); Wilkins v. RCI, LLC, No. 6:23-cv-849-PGB-EJK, 2023 WL 3453560, at *1 (M.D. Fla. May 15, 2023) (same). Accordingly, the motion (Doc. No. 3) is GRANTED, and the Clerk of Court is directed to add Plaintiff's email address, [email protected], to CM/ECF and ensure that Plaintiff receives Notices of Electronic Filings. [fn 1] Plaintiff will no longer receive copies of Court documents by U.S. mail.
DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida on December 17, 2025.
Leslie Hoffman Price LESLIE HOFFMAN PRICE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Copies furnished to: Counsel of Record Unrepresented Parties
[fn 1]: Plaintiff does not request access to filing documents via CM/ECF, nor does this Order permit it.