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On June 20, 2014 I wrote Clerk Ellspermann, The Florida Bar News reported June 15, 2014,
Pro se e-filing gets the green light. Please consider this my request to register to e-file.
On June 20, 2014 at 2:43 AM I emailed Ms. Glynn, The Florida Bar News reported June 15,
2014, "Pro se e-filing gets the green light". Please consider this my request to register to e-file.
On June 20, 2014 at 9:29 PM I emailed Clerk Ellspermann and Ms. Glynn a PDF copy of my
letter to Clerk Ellspermann and request to register to e-file. The paper letter was delivered to
Clerk Ellspermann on June 23, 2014 at 11:54 AM and signed by Hanson for the Clerk.
As of today, neither Clerk Ellspermann nor Ms. Glynn have responded to my letter or email, or
to my written request to register to e-file. Clerk Ellspermann and Ms. Glynn denied me Access to
Courts, Art. I 21 Fla. Const., Due Process, Art. I 9 Fla. Const., and Basic Rights, Art. I 2,
Fla. Const. Clerk Ellspermann and Ms. Glynn also willfully deprived me of corresponding rights
or privileges protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, violating 18 USC 242.
Recently John Tomasino, Clerk of the Florida Supreme Court, granted me permission to e-file in
another case, SC14-1637, and I successfully registered for the account on September 11, 2014.
However that permission does not include e-access, the ability to view court documents online.
Therefore I invoke the authority of the Inspector General for the State Courts System, section
20.055(6), Florida Statutes, under the Florida State Courts System Fraud Policy, to investigate
and eradicate fraud, waste, mismanagement, misconduct, and other abuses in Marion County by
and through Clerk David R. Ellspermann, Ms. Katherine Piccin Glynn, and the E-filing Portal.
Authority for the Inspector General, State Courts System
Section 20.055, Florida Statutes, Agency inspectors general.
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(d) State agency means... the state courts system.
(2) The Office of Inspector General is established in each state agency to provide a
central point for coordination of and responsibility for activities that promote
accountability, integrity, and efficiency in government....
Florida State Courts System Fraud Policy
VI. Investigation of Allegations of Fraud
a. Authority to Investigate Allegations of Fraud
i. The IG is authorized under section 20.055(6), Florida Statutes, to initiate, conduct, supervise,
and coordinate investigations designed to detect, deter, prevent and eradicate fraud, waste,
mismanagement, misconduct, and other abuses in state government. The IG is also authorized to
receive and investigate complaints filed pursuant to the Whistle-blowers Act in section
112.3187-112.31895, Florida Statutes. The IG shall refer complaints involving judges, attorneys
or other licensed or regulated individuals to the appropriate oversight or regulatory body for
investigation and determination of probable cause.
ii. In the course of investigating fraud, suspected fraud or other wrong-doing within the scope of
this policy, the IG shall have free and unrestricted access to all records and premises required to
evaluate allegations. When investigating fraud, suspected fraud or other wrong-doing within the
scope of this policy, the IG may inspect, examine, copy or remove SCS records and property
without prior consent of any individual who may have custody of such items.
Clerk David R. Ellspermann violated his oath of office
David R. Ellspermann swore an oath of office in the state of Florida on October 2, 2012 as
required by Article II, Section 5(b), of the Florida Constitution.
ARTICLE II, GENERAL PROVISIONS, SECTION 5. Public officers.
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution
and Government of the United States and of the State of Florida; that I am duly qualified
to hold office under the Constitution of the State, and that I will well and faithfully
perform the duties of Clerk of Circuit Court on which I am now about to enter, so help
me God.
The Florida Constitution, Article I, Section 9, guarantees every person due process.
SECTION 9. Due process.No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property
without due process of law, or be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense, or be
compelled in any criminal matter to be a witness against oneself.
Due Process, Legal Information Institute, article written and submitted by Peter Strauss.
The Constitution states only one command twice. The Fifth Amendment says to the
federal government that no one shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property without due
process of law." The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, uses the same eleven
words, called the Due Process Clause, to describe a legal obligation of all states. These
words have as their central promise an assurance that all levels of American government
must operate within the law ("legality") and provide fair procedures... Introduction.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/due_process
The Florida Constitution, Article I, Section 2, guarantees every person Basic Rights.
SECTION 2. Basic rights.All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before
the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life
and liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, possess and
protect property; except that the ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of
real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated or prohibited by law.
No person shall be deprived of any right because of race, religion, national origin, or
physical disability.
I also requested e-filing as an accommodation for disability but got no response.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq.
Title 19, Public Business, Part II, Florida Statutes, sections 282.601-282.606
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. sec. 701 et seq.
As of today, neither Clerk Ellspermann nor Ms. Glynn have responded to my letter or email, or
to my written request to register to e-file. Their failure to respond is a violation of the public
trust, reflects discredit upon the justice system, and is a breakdown in the rule of law.
E-access to view court files online not available in Marion County or Florida Supreme Court
Supremacy Clause issue with the federal PACER system
E-filing is only one-half of e-access to courts. The other half is e-access to court files, which
I was not granted permission. In other words, I can not look at court documents online. Currently
I must go to the courthouse and view the file, which is costly and time-consuming. As noted in
my correspondence to Clerk Ellspermann and Ms. Glynn, the Clerks hours are limited, the
machines needed to view court files are antiquated, user manuals or written instructions are not
available, and therefore impossible for me to use due to disability. See the enclosed emails.
E-access is only available in certain counties in the state, and not in Marion County. E-access
is also extraordinary expense because the Clerk charge $1 per page in advance for court records.
The federal courts PACER system charges .10 ten cents a copy, with a $3.00 maximum charge
per document. I have had a PACER account in good standing since 1999. Viewing court records
online is vital, especially when opposing counsel files false information in a case to deprive the
pro se litigant the right of due process and redress of grievances.
PACER has been the standard for Public Access to Electronic Court Records for the past twenty
five years. PACER is an electronic public access service of United States federal court
documents. It allows users to obtain case and docket information from the United States district
courts, United States courts of appeals, and United States bankruptcy courts. The system is
managed by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in accordance with the
policies of the Judicial Conference, headed by the Chief Justice of the United States. As of 2013,
it holds more than 500 million documents. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PACER_%28law%29
The United States Congress has given the Judicial Conference of the United States authority to
impose user fees for electronic access to case information. All registered agencies or individuals
are charged a user fee. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PACER_%28law%29
The fee, as of April 1, 2012, to access the web-based PACER systems is $0.10 per page. Prior
to that the fee was $0.08 per page and prior to January 1, 2005, the fee was $0.07 per page. The
per page charge applies to the number of pages that results from any search, including a search
that yields no matches with a one page charge for no matches. The charge applies whether or not
pages are printed, viewed, or downloaded. There is a maximum charge of $3.00 for electronic
access to any single document other than name searches, reports that are not case-specific, and
transcripts of federal court proceedings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PACER_%28law%29
Thank you in advance for the courtesy of a response.
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, Florida 34481
Attachments: My letter and enclosures June 20, 2014 to Clerk Ellspermann (16 pages), w POD.
Copy of my email June 20, 2014 at 2:43 AM to attorney Katherine Piccin Glynn.
Copy of my email June 20, 2014 at 9.29 PM to Clerk Ellspermann and Ms. Glynn.
Oath of Office for Clerk David R. Ellspermann
RE: Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. vs. Neil J. Gillespie, et al., case no. 13-115-CAT,
Marion County Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Florida
Dear Clerk Ellspermann:
The Florida Bar News reported June 15, 2014, Pro se e-filing gets the green light. Please
consider this my request to register to e-file.
Enclosed is a paper copy of my email to the Clerks counsel, Katherine Glynn, to which I do not
show either a response or acknowledgment. I restate the issues submitted to Ms. Glynn here, by
and through the enclosed paper email copy, as if set forth in full.
As shown in my email to Ms. Glynn, it appears that the Marion County Clerk has a duty to
provide disability accommodation to view court records online, in compliance with Section 508
and online access to services, and the following disability laws.
The Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq.
Title 19, Public Business, Part II, Florida Statutes, sections 282.601-282.606
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. sec. 701 et seq.
The Florida Supreme Court websites Accessibility Statement for Section 508 compliance is
found at the link below, and in paper format enclosed, with paper copies of linked 508 sites.
http://www.flcourts.org/administration-funding/court-administration/accessibility-statement.stml
The Clerk is also required to provide ministerial assistance under F.S. 28.215.
Thank you in advance for the courtesy of a response.
Sincerely,
Neil J. Gillespie
8092 SW 115th Loop
Ocala, Florida 34481
Enclosures
Email: neilgillespie@mfi.net
Phone: 352-854-7807
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Sharon Bock, who chaired an interagency subcommittee on e-filing for pro se parties, said that when the
system is ready for use, the forms generated by the A2J forum would only be those forms approved by the
Supreme Court.
Bock has noted that a handful of forms are used in the vast majority of pro se filings primarily tenant
eviction, small claims, and family law forms.
The actions taken by the e-filing board to allow pro se registration for portal use and providing access for
judges was mirrored by the FCTC at its quarterly mid-May meeting. Having approved access for judges at
an earlier meeting this year, the FCTC took it one step further by voting to allow all non-attorney filers
including mental health providers and government agencies to electronically file without credentials.
Adding pro se filers is regarded as the first step of expanding the portal to nonattorney users. Eventually
the portal will allow court-appointed mediators, the Department of Children and Families, the Department
of Juvenile Justice, and other agencies that regularly provide documents or information to the courts to
submit that information electronically.
We want to add the other filer types as soon as possible. We want to make sure we do this in a measured
way so that everyone can experience success, Smith said.
(This report was compiled by the Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers and edited by the Bar News.)
[Revised: 06-20-2014]
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Neil Gillespie
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Ms. Glynn, your courthouse is a 28 mile round trip from my home. There is no viable public transportation for me to get
to the courthouse. Due to indigence, I cannot make repeated trips to the courthouse to view records, which requires
gasoline, and wear-and-tear on my 24 year-old vehicle. Online access to court records is more efficient in that it costs
less time and money.
Ms. Glynn, PACER, the federal Public Access to Court Electronic Records system, is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
PACER is an old system, but it works fine. I have a PACER account in good standing since 1999. PACER allows me to
get court records online from home, and download the records into PDF files, for much less than $1 per page than you at
the Marion County Clerk's Office charges.
The PACER fee, as of April 1, 2012, to access the web-based PACER systems is ten cents ($0.10) per page. There is a
maximum charge of $3.00 for electronic access to any single document. So a 100 page document would cost $100 under
the Florida rules, but only $3.00 on PACER, which is available from home, any hour of the day, any day of the year.
Florida court records are only available during regular court hours, which are limited.
Ms. Glynn, the Florida E-filing portal is an inferior rendition of federal PACER, which is 25 years old. Access to court
records is a substantial due process issue. The Constitution states only one command twice. The Fifth Amendment says
to the federal government that no one shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law." The
Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, uses the same eleven words, called the Due Process Clause, to describe a legal
obligation of all states. These words have as their central promise an assurance that all levels of American government
must operate within the law ("legality") and provide fair procedures.
It appears that the Marion County Clerk has a duty to provide disability accommodation to view court records online, in
compliance with Section 508 and online access to services, and the following disability laws.
The Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq.
Title 19, Public Business, Part II, Florida Statutes, sections 282.601-282.606
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. sec. 701 et seq.
I believe the Marion County Clerk is subject to Title 19, Public Business, Part II, Florida Statutes, sections 282.601282.606, which would require provision of online services in lieu of in person services.
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=02000299/0282/0282PARTIIContentsIndex.html
282.606 Intent.It is the intent of the Legislature that, in construing this part, due consideration and great weight be
given to the interpretations of the federal courts relating to comparable provisions of s. 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended, and 29 U.S.C. s. 794(d), including the regulations set forth under 36 C.F.R. part 1194, as of July 1,
2006.
282.602 Definitions.As used in this part, the term: (1) "Accessible electronic information and information
technology" means electronic information and information technology that conforms to the standards for accessible
electronic information and information technology as set forth by s. 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended,
and 29 U.S.C. s. 794(d), including the regulations set forth under 36 C.F.R. part 1194.
Below is a link to the Florida Supreme Court website Accessibility Statement for Section 508 compliance, and related
links. The webpages are attached in paper format. http://www.flcourts.org/administration-funding/courtadministration/accessibility-statement.stml
Official Section 508 Site of the US Government, http://www.section508.gov/
United States Access Board, http://www.access-board.gov/
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), http://www.w3.org/WAI/
It took me over eight hours to research and write this email, required because unfortunately Florida is 25 years behind
the federal courts in providing a system like PACER, Public Access to Court Electronic Records, providing records for
6/20/2014
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i.net
Phone: 352-854-7807
Message:
Marion County Clerk of Court: I am a non-lawyer who would like online access to court records as provided by Supreme Court Order
No. AOSC14-19. The Florida Bar News reported April 15, 2014 "S. Court lifts moratorium on online access to court records" Below
are links to Order AOSC14-19, http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/clerk/adminorders/2014/AOSC14-19.pdf and The Florida Bar
News story
http://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/jnnews01.nsf/8c9f13012b96736985256aa900624829/9cdb63d357bf976585257cb30042ab11!
OpenDocument Thank you in advance for the courtesy of a response. Sincerely, Neil J. Gillespie 8092 SW 115th Loop Ocala,
6/20/2014
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http://www.flcourts.org/administration-funding/court-administration/accessibility-statement.stml
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Section 508 now establishes requirements for electronic and information technology developed, maintained,
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Neil Gillespie
From:
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10/10/2014
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Ms. Glynn, your courthouse is a 28 mile round trip from my home. There is no viable public transportation for me to get
to the courthouse. Due to indigence, I cannot make repeated trips to the courthouse to view records, which requires
gasoline, and wear-and-tear on my 24 year-old vehicle. Online access to court records is more efficient in that it costs
less time and money.
Ms. Glynn, PACER, the federal Public Access to Court Electronic Records system, is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
PACER is an old system, but it works fine. I have a PACER account in good standing since 1999. PACER allows me to
get court records online from home, and download the records into PDF files, for much less than $1 per page than you at
the Marion County Clerk's Office charges.
The PACER fee, as of April 1, 2012, to access the web-based PACER systems is ten cents ($0.10) per page. There is a
maximum charge of $3.00 for electronic access to any single document. So a 100 page document would cost $100 under
the Florida rules, but only $3.00 on PACER, which is available from home, any hour of the day, any day of the year.
Florida court records are only available during regular court hours, which are limited.
Ms. Glynn, the Florida E-filing portal is an inferior rendition of federal PACER, which is 25 years old. Access to court
records is a substantial due process issue. The Constitution states only one command twice. The Fifth Amendment says
to the federal government that no one shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law." The
Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, uses the same eleven words, called the Due Process Clause, to describe a legal
obligation of all states. These words have as their central promise an assurance that all levels of American government
must operate within the law ("legality") and provide fair procedures.
It appears that the Marion County Clerk has a duty to provide disability accommodation to view court records online, in
compliance with Section 508 and online access to services, and the following disability laws.
The Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq.
Title 19, Public Business, Part II, Florida Statutes, sections 282.601-282.606
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. sec. 701 et seq.
I believe the Marion County Clerk is subject to Title 19, Public Business, Part II, Florida Statutes, sections 282.601282.606, which would require provision of online services in lieu of in person services.
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=02000299/0282/0282PARTIIContentsIndex.html
282.606 Intent.It is the intent of the Legislature that, in construing this part, due consideration and great weight be
given to the interpretations of the federal courts relating to comparable provisions of s. 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended, and 29 U.S.C. s. 794(d), including the regulations set forth under 36 C.F.R. part 1194, as of July 1,
2006.
282.602 Definitions.As used in this part, the term: (1) "Accessible electronic information and information
technology" means electronic information and information technology that conforms to the standards for accessible
electronic information and information technology as set forth by s. 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended,
and 29 U.S.C. s. 794(d), including the regulations set forth under 36 C.F.R. part 1194.
Below is a link to the Florida Supreme Court website Accessibility Statement for Section 508 compliance, and related
links. The webpages are attached in paper format. http://www.flcourts.org/administration-funding/courtadministration/accessibility-statement.stml
Official Section 508 Site of the US Government, http://www.section508.gov/
United States Access Board, http://www.access-board.gov/
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), http://www.w3.org/WAI/
It took me over eight hours to research and write this email, required because unfortunately Florida is 25 years behind
the federal courts in providing a system like PACER, Public Access to Court Electronic Records, providing records for
10/10/2014
Page 3 of 4
i.net
Phone: 352-854-7807
Message:
Marion County Clerk of Court: I am a non-lawyer who would like online access to court records as provided by Supreme Court Order
No. AOSC14-19. The Florida Bar News reported April 15, 2014 "S. Court lifts moratorium on online access to court records" Below
are links to Order AOSC14-19, http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/clerk/adminorders/2014/AOSC14-19.pdf and The Florida Bar
News story
http://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/jnnews01.nsf/8c9f13012b96736985256aa900624829/9cdb63d357bf976585257cb30042ab11!
OpenDocument Thank you in advance for the courtesy of a response. Sincerely, Neil J. Gillespie 8092 SW 115th Loop Ocala,
10/10/2014
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Neil Gillespie
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Yes Ms. Glynn, I am a slow learner due to disability, which is not a reflection on intellect. Unfortunately a courts
disability accommodation is usually limited to architectural mandates for the size of toilet stalls, or things not useful to
disabilities resulting from traumatic brain injury.
Ms. Glynn, your courthouse is a 28 mile round trip from my home. There is no viable public transportation for me to get
to the courthouse. Due to indigence, I cannot make repeated trips to the courthouse to view records, which requires
gasoline, and wear-and-tear on my 24 year-old vehicle. Online access to court records is more efficient in that it costs
less time and money.
Ms. Glynn, PACER, the federal Public Access to Court Electronic Records system, is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
PACER is an old system, but it works fine. I have a PACER account in good standing since 1999. PACER allows me to
get court records online from home, and download the records into PDF files, for much less than $1 per page than you at
the Marion County Clerk's Office charges.
The PACER fee, as of April 1, 2012, to access the web-based PACER systems is ten cents ($0.10) per page. There is a
maximum charge of $3.00 for electronic access to any single document. So a 100 page document would cost $100 under
the Florida rules, but only $3.00 on PACER, which is available from home, any hour of the day, any day of the year.
Florida court records are only available during regular court hours, which are limited.
Ms. Glynn, the Florida E-filing portal is an inferior rendition of federal PACER, which is 25 years old. Access to court
records is a substantial due process issue. The Constitution states only one command twice. The Fifth Amendment says
to the federal government that no one shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law." The
Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, uses the same eleven words, called the Due Process Clause, to describe a legal
obligation of all states. These words have as their central promise an assurance that all levels of American government
must operate within the law ("legality") and provide fair procedures.
It appears that the Marion County Clerk has a duty to provide disability accommodation to view court records online, in
compliance with Section 508 and online access to services, and the following disability laws.
The Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq.
Title 19, Public Business, Part II, Florida Statutes, sections 282.601-282.606
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. sec. 701 et seq.
I believe the Marion County Clerk is subject to Title 19, Public Business, Part II, Florida Statutes, sections 282.601282.606, which would require provision of online services in lieu of in person services.
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=02000299/0282/0282PARTIIContentsIndex.html
282.606 Intent.It is the intent of the Legislature that, in construing this part, due consideration and great weight be
given to the interpretations of the federal courts relating to comparable provisions of s. 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended, and 29 U.S.C. s. 794(d), including the regulations set forth under 36 C.F.R. part 1194, as of July 1,
2006.
282.602 Definitions.As used in this part, the term: (1) "Accessible electronic information and information
technology" means electronic information and information technology that conforms to the standards for accessible
electronic information and information technology as set forth by s. 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended,
and 29 U.S.C. s. 794(d), including the regulations set forth under 36 C.F.R. part 1194.
Below is a link to the Florida Supreme Court website Accessibility Statement for Section 508 compliance, and related
links. The webpages are attached in paper format. http://www.flcourts.org/administration-funding/courtadministration/accessibility-statement.stml
Official Section 508 Site of the US Government, http://www.section508.gov/
United States Access Board, http://www.access-board.gov/
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Marion County Clerk of Court: I am a non-lawyer who would like online access to court records as provided by Supreme Court Order
No. AOSC14-19. The Florida Bar News reported April 15, 2014 "S. Court lifts moratorium on online access to court records" Below
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