09-12-07 Request for assistance by Terry Nafisi - Clerk, US District Court, LA - in Wikipedia entry improvement

Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:23:18 -0800
To: Terry Nafisi
From: joseph zernik

Subject: Timely response requested within 10 days. Request for clarifications in re: NEFs, General Order 08-02

December 7, 2009

Terry Nafisi, Clerk of the Court
U.S. Court, Central District of California

The favor of a response within 10 days was requested.

Dear Clerk Nafisi:

I am writing to ask your help regarding a short text, which I composed for Wikipedia, titled: Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (the URL is explicitly listed below):

1. Since the matter pertains directly to the conduct of your office, I would be grateful for any correction of errors, or any other comments that you would be generously willing to provide.
2. I heavily relied on my understanding of the records of the U.S. Court of the Central District of California. However, the figure, as you could see, was from another district, since I have never been able, to this date to gain access to any NEFs of the Central District of California. I wonder if you could help amend this obvious deficiency, and finally allow access to records that I have repeatedly requested. Alternatively - if you have any sample figure of a valid and effectual NEF that you would be willing to contribute for this article, it would be greatly appreciated, and also acknowledged.
3. I would be grateful if you could either confirm or refute the validity and effect, or lack thereof, of General Order 08-02, a key record, and provide a reasonable explanation why such record was posted online by your office with no signature, and no name of its author, not to mention any evidence of authentication.
4. I would be grateful if you could either confirm or refute the validity and effect, or lack thereof, of the "Unofficial Manual" for electronic filing at the Central District. Most other districts that I have inspected, had "official manuals". The Central District of California appeared unique in its lack of foundation for the operations of CM/ECF.
5. I would be grateful if you could either confirm, or refute the suggestion that the denial of access to NEFs at the Central District of California, was not unique at all, but rather - the outcome of coordinated efforts initiated by Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Thank,

___/s/__________

Joseph Zernik

Linked Records:
1) Wikipedia: Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notice_of_Electronic_Filing