White v. Hopkins et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
SCOTTY LEE WHITE,
Plaintiff,
v.
PAUL HOPKINS, et al.,
Defendants.
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Case No. 1:23-cv-00208-SNLJ
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
It has come to the Court’s attention that self-represented plaintiff Scotty Lee
White has sent an email communication to court staff with regard to this case for
purposes other than submitting documents for filing. The email communication is
improper and violates Local Rule 4.04(A), which prohibits written communication
with the Court except by filing a motion or memorandum in a pending case.
Furthermore, this constitutes another improper use of the MOED_SRL_Filings
email by White, in violation of previous Orders that mandated White to cease the
inappropriate utilization of that email. See [Docs. 121, 127]. The Court’s website
provides clear instructions to self-represented litigants regarding use of the
MOED_SRL_ Filings email, including the admonition that: “All emails to the Court
must contain a document to be filed. The MOED_SRL_ Filings email is not
intended for asking questions or corresponding with the Court.” (emphasis
added).
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Additionally, the Court notes White’s history of sending emails to court staff
that contain outrageous and baseless accusations. White shall cease such
communications.
The Court has the inherent authority to impose filing restrictions on litigants
who abuse the judicial process and waste the Court’s resources with frivolous filings.
See generally, In re Tyler, 839 F.2d 1290, 1292-1295 (8th Cir. 1988) (upholding
imposition of a filing restriction based on frivolous filings). “Every paper filed with
the Clerk of this Court, no matter how repetitious or frivolous, requires some portion
of the institution’s limited resources. A part of the Court’s responsibility is to see that
these resources are allocated in a way that promotes the interests of justice.” See Day
v. Day, 510 U.S. 1, 2 (1993).
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff Scotty Lee White SHALL NOT
send any further email communications to the Court or court staff that are not related
to submitting documents for filing in pending cases in this Court.
SO ORDERED this 9th day of January, 2026.
STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR.
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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