(a) A defendant may file an application to access a sealed court record if the
defendant is unable to obtain the sealed record from another source. In the case of a
defendant's attorney substitution, a defendant should seek to obtain a sealed court record
from the defendant's former attorney before filing a motion to access a sealed court
record.
(b) An application to access a sealed court record should:
(1) identify the requested sealed court record by docket number;
(2) limit the application to the sealed record(s) the defendant is
unable to obtain from any other source;
(3) certify that the defendant made reasonable effort to obtain the sealed
record from another source; and
(4) identify the reason the defendant requires access to the sealed record.
(5) Applications requesting access to all sealed court records in a case
are disfavored.
(c) The Court may grant a defendant's application to access a sealed court
record without a motion to unseal.
(d) A defendant shall not have access to sealed ex parte filings of an opposing
party or a co-defendant unless the defendant was permitted to review the filing at the time
it was placed on the Court's docket. A defendant shall not have access to an ex parte
sealed proceeding involving an opposing party or a codefendant unless the defendant was
permitted to attend the proceeding when it occurred. A defendant should have access to
ex parte motions for investigative, expert, or other services pursuant to the Criminal
Justice Act filed by the defendant's attorney.
(e) The Court may refer an application to access a sealed record to a Magistrate
Judge for ruling pursuant to LRCrim 57.6(d)(26).
(f) Any sealed court records received by a defendant's attorney on behalf of
the defendant shall be maintained consistent with the attorney's duty to maintain a
client file under the Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct.
F.R.Crim.P. 49.1. Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court
(NO LOCAL RULE)
F.R.Crim.P. 50. Prompt Disposition
(NO LOCAL RULE)
F.R.Crim.P. 51. Preserving Claimed Error
(NO LOCAL RULE)
F.R.Crim.P. 52. Harmless and Plain Error
(NO LOCAL RULE)
F.R.Crim.P. 53. Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
