IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
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IN RE:
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STANDING ORDER REGARDING
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COURTESY COPIES OF SEALED
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FILINGS IN CIVIL MATTERS
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STANDING ORDER
At Wilmington, this 25th day of July 2022;
WHEREAS, it has been the long standing practice of the District Court to require that
courtesy copies of sealed civil filings be delivered to Court in sealed envelopes with a cover page
affixed to the front and a certificate of service and the notice of electronic filing affixed to the
back;
WHEREAS, as sealed civil filings are now made electronically, no originals are maintained
in the Clerk’s office, and the only physical hard copies of sealed civil documents are kept in
Chambers; and
WHEREAS, providing copies in such a manner takes valuable staff time both in law firms
and in Chambers and creates significant waste as once the copies are received in Chambers, staff
immediately opens the envelopes and disposes of them;
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, for this Chambers, effective immediately
it is no longer required that courtesy copies of sealed civil filings be placed in sealed envelopes.
Sealed courtesy copies may, however, be placed in sealed envelopes at the discretion of counsel.
The Honorable Maryellen Noreika
United States District Judge
