A. Filing or Other Submission: Digital media exhibits that are filed or otherwise
submitted to the court are to be submitted through the portal on the court’s website found
HERE, unless otherwise directed by the court.
B. Definition: The term "digital media exhibits" as used in this rule means files that
are in an electronic audio and/or video format (.mp4, .mov, .mp3, .wav, etc.). Picture or
text files (.jpeg, .png, .docx, .txt, etc.) are not considered digital media exhibits under this
rule and are not to be submitted through the portal referenced in paragraph A of this rule.
Such files are to be submitted through the court’s case management system as a PDF.
C. Designation: For the purposes of this local rule, a digital media file must be
classified at the time of filing or submission as one of the following:
1. Public Record: A digital media exhibit submitted to the Clerk’s Office and
available to the public when requested. A member of the public may place an order
with the Clerk’s Office to be provided with an electronic copy of the exhibit subject to
payment of the appropriate fee set by the Judicial Conference of the United States.
2. Sealed: A digital media exhibit submitted to the Court under the procedures
found in LR 5.8 and LR 26.2. An exhibit submitted under this designation will not be
available to the public. The filing party must serve an unredacted copy of the exhibit on
any other party, unless otherwise ordered.
3. Ex Parte: When Court ordered, a digital media exhibit submitted with this
designation will only be available to the assigned judge. The public and other parties
will not have access to this exhibit.
The Clerk of Court will change the classification of any digital media exhibit when ordered
by the Court.
(September 29, 2025)
