Harper v. Sanchez et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
TONY ALTON HARPER,
Plaintiff,
v. 	No. 2:26-cv-00002-SMD-KRS
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES POLICE
DEPARTMENT; ABEL SANCHEZ; and
ANDY LERMA,
Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO FILE ELECTRONICALLY
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Electronically
(Doc. 14), filed January 15, 2026. Plaintiff requests permission to electronically file documents in
this case and states that he has regular access to a computer, reliable internet and an active email
address, and is capable of receiving electronic notices and filing documents through the CM/ECF.
electronic filing system.
The Court grants Plaintiff permission to file electronically in this case only. See Guide for
Pro Se Litigants at 13, District of New Mexico (October 2022) (“[A]pproval to electronically file
documents within a case must be granted by the presiding judge for each case in which the pro se
litigant wishes to file using their CM/ECF account.”). The Court will revoke permission to file
electronically if Plaintiff abuses his electronic filing privilege or fails to comply with the rules and
procedures in the District of New Mexico’s Guide for Pro Se Litigants and the District of New
Mexico’s CM/ECF Administrative Procedures Manual. Account registration forms, procedure
manuals, 	and 	other 	information 	can 	be 	obtained 	at 	the 	Court’s 	website 	at
http://www.nmd.uscourts.gov/filing-information. This Order only grants Plaintiff permission to
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participate in CM/ECF; Plaintiff is responsible for registering to become a participant. See
CM/ECF Administrative Procedures Manual, District of New Mexico (Revised June 2024).
FOR 	THE 	FOREGOING 	REASONS, 	Plaintiff’s 	Motion 	For 	Leave 	To 	File
Electronically, Doc. 14, is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 16th day of January, 2026.
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KEVIN R. SWEAZEA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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