(a) Documents/Files Sealed after the Effective Date of This Rule.
(1) 10-Year Seal. Any file, pleading, motion, memorandum, order, or other
document placed under seal by order of this court in any civil action will be
unsealed by operation of this rule 10 years after entry of a final judgment or
dismissal unless the court otherwise ordered at the time of entry of such
judgment or dismissal.
(2) Renewal. Any party may seek to renew the seal for an additional 10 years
or less by filing a motion within six months of the time the seal is to be lifted
and providing notice to the remaining parties. There is a rebuttable
presumption that the seal will not be renewed. The moving party bears the
burden to establish an appropriate basis for renewing the seal.
(b) Civil Case Application Only. By its terms, this rule applies only to civil actions
and does not apply to sealed files, documents, records, transcripts, or any other
matter sealed in criminal cases.
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As amended 3/17/10. New rule adopted 10/22/98.
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