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Pro Se Litigant Consent

Should my Application for Pro Se Litigant to File Electronically be approved, I,

_________________________________________, the undersigned pro se litigant agree

and consent to the following:

1. To abide by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Criminal

Procedure, and the Local Rules for the United States District Court for the District of

Minnesota.

2. I understand that the provisions of Local Rule 5.1, “Electronic Case Filing,” the “Order

Adopting Electronic Case Filing Procedures” signed by the Court on May 17, 2004, and

the most recent version of the Court’s Civil and Criminal ECF Procedures Guides for the

District of Minnesota apply to electronic filing in this District and I agree to abide by all

provisions set forth therein.

3. I agree that all my transmissions for electronic filings of pleadings and documents to the

ECF system shall be titled in accordance with the approved directory of civil and criminal

events in the ECF system.

4. I agree that the combination of the user login and password will serve as my signature for

purposes of the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure. I further agree to protect

the security of my password. If I believe it is being used without my permission, I will

change my password and will inform the Clerk of Court by telephone of the misuse.

5. I have read and I understand the provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 and I

understand that the provisions of Rule 11 apply with full force and effect to documents

filed using ECF.

6. I consent to receive service of notice of Court Orders and judgments electronically

through the Court’s ECF system under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 77(d) and Federal

Rule of Criminal Procedure 49(c), and I thereby agree to waive service of such notice by

other means under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 5(b)(2) and 77(d) and Federal Rule

of Criminal Procedure 49(c).

7. I consent to receive electronic service through the Court’s ECF system of pleadings and

other papers under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5, and I thereby agree to waive

service by other means under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(b)(2) and Federal Rule of

Criminal Procedure 49, unless service by electronic means is not allowed under the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Criminal Procedure.

8. I understand that I will receive the initial electronic copy of a document filed at no charge

when I am an official recipient of the document (the “free look” provision in ECF). After

that, I understand that all remote electronic access to the case file documents occurs

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