ALAN KONECNY v. CORE MARK HOLDINGS CO INC PFG (2025)

ORDER

Plaintiff J. Alan Konecny filed a motion to permit filing by email. Dkt. 3. He also filed a motion for accommodation that requests permission to file and serve documents and receive orders by email and for the court's consideration of his disability in scheduling hearings and deadlines. Dkt. 11. In support of his motions, he argues that using the court's electronic filing system and the litigation process itself have become triggers for his medical conditions. Id. at 2.

The court's local rules permit filing by two methods: the court's electronic filing system or paper. See Loc. R. CV-5(a)–(b); Manning v. Longview Soc. Sec. Office, No. 6:25-CV-37-JDK-JDL, 2025 WL 518175, at *2 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 17, 2025). Konecny's requests for permission to file by email will therefore be denied. He may move for leave of court to file electronically. See Loc. R. CV-5(a)(2)(B) (providing that a pro se litigant may register for electronic filing access “[w]ith court permission”). The ability to file electronically is a privilege, not a right, and may be rescinded if abused.

If Konecny wants to receive electronically filed documents by email, he may complete and file the “Consent to Receive Electronic Notice” form located at https://txed.uscourts.gov/?q=forms/pro-se. A copy of that form has been mailed to him.

To the extent that Konecny's motion for accommodation asks the court to consider his disability in scheduling hearings and deadlines, it is premature. There are currently no hearings set and no pending deadlines. If Konecny wants the court to extend a deadline or reset a hearing, he should file a motion that identifies the specific hearing or deadline and complies with the court's local rules. If he needs any other disability accommodation, he should contact the court's Communication Access Coordinator, https://txed.uscourts.gov/?q=communication-access-coordinator.

It is ORDERED that:

1) the motion to permit filing by email, Dkt. 3, is DENIED;

2) the motion for accommodation, Dkt. 11, is DENIED IN PART and DISMISSED AS PREMATURE IN PART; and

3) the Clerk of Court reject any further filings submitted by email.

So ORDERED and SIGNED this 26th day of February, 2025.

Bill Davis United States Magistrate Judge