IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
FILED
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Redaction of Personal Data Amended Administrative Order No. 107
Identifiers from All Pleadings.
AMENDED ORDER REGARDING REDACTION
OF PERSONAL DATA IDENTIFIERS FROM ALL PLEADINGS
In compliance with the policy of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the
E-Government Act of 2002, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2, and Federal Rule of
Criminal Procedure 49.1, and in order to promote electronic access to case files while also
protecting personal privacy and other legitimate interests, a party or nonparty shall refrain
from including, or shall partially redact where inclusion is necessary, the following
personal data identifiers from all pleadings filed with the court, including exhibits, whether
filed electronically or in paper form, unless otherwise ordered by the Court:
A. Social Security Numbers. If an individual's social security number must be
included in a document, only the last four digits of that number should be
used.
B. Names of Minor Children. If the involvement of a minor child must be
mentioned, only the initials of that child should be used.
C. Dates of Birth. If an individual's date of birth must be included in a
document, only the year should be used.
D. Financial Account Nurnbers. If financial account n umbers are relevant, onl y
the last four digits of these numbers should be used.
E. Home Addresses. In criminal cases only, if home addresses must be used, use
only the city and state.
F. Driver's License Numbers. Use the last four numbers only.
A party or nonparty wishing to file a document containing the personal data identifiers
listed above mustfile a redacted version in the public file. In addition to the public filing,
a party or nonparty may, but is not required to file, the personal data identifiers listed
above by filing (a) a reference list under seal, or (b) an unredacted version of the document
under seal. A reference list shall contain the complete personal data identifier and the
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redacted identifier used in its place in the filing. All references in the case to the redacted
identifiers included in the reference list will be construed to refer to the corresponding
complete personal data identifier. The reference list must be filed under seal and may be
amended as of right.
Filers are responsible for maintaining possession of original, unredacted documents and
information redacted from publicly filed documents. Upon request, counsel may be
required by the Court to furnish the unredacted information.
The responsibility for redacting these personal identifiers rests solely with counsel and
the parties. The Clerk will not review each pleading for compliance with this rule.
IT IS ORDERED.
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This Amended Order is dated this ~ day of March, 2012.
HONORABLE DAVID R. HERNDON
Chief United States District Judge
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