IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
IN RE: )
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DISPOSITION OF SEALED DOCUMENTS )
IN CLOSED CIVIL CASES )
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ORDER
WHEREAS, it is the policy of this Court to transfer non-sealed and non-expunged paper
records to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in accordance with the
Records Disposition Program established by the Judicial Conference of the United States pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. Section 457, and the Records Management Procedures Manual established by The
Administrative Office of the United States Courts; and
WHEREAS, it is the practice of the Clerk of Court to transfer the paper case records to the
National Archives and Records Administratio~ (NARA) after they have been maintained in this Court
for a minimum period of six months after the· final disposition of the case; and
WHEREAS, during the course of proceedings there may be instances when parties file
confidential papers under seal, or documents containing privacy information pursuant to the Privacy
Policy of the Judicial Conference of the United States;
NOW THEREFORE, at Wilmington, this 0~ay of __~- -"-c._ -" '- - ' -'-. _ _ _ , 2013,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. Upon review of a closed civil case containing confidential paper records, the Clerk
shall notify the parties that the sealed documents will be surrendered to the filing
parties on a stated date, and that the parties shall make arrangements to receive them
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at the Clerk's Office on that date. f
2. On the designated date, the Clerk shall surrender the sealed documents to the filing
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parties.
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3. Should the filing parties fail to make arrangements for claiming the sealed documents
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for which they have received notice, said documents shall be unsealed and thereafter
either be forwarded to the NARA in accordance with the Records Disposition
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Program, or electronically added to the Court docket.
4. All sealed case documents shall remain under seal until disposed of in accordance I
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with this order or other order of the Court. I
5. The Clerk shall securely retain all sealed documents originated by the Court. l
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6. The Clerk has the discretion to retain sealed documents in situations where it is
impossible or impractical to return them to a filer and obtain a receipt. t
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FOR THE COURT:
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