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Disposition of Sealed Court Records

E.D. La. Standing Order — Disposition of Sealed Court Records

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA IN RE: GENERAL ORDER DISPOSITION OF SEALED COURT RECORDS IT IS ORDERED that the following sealed records which are ten years old or older shall be transferred to the custody of the U.S. Attorney: a. Grand jury records, including applications for writs of habeas corpus ad testificandum, motions and orders to compel grand jury testimony, and Fed. R. Cr. P. 6 (e) disclosure notices and orders. b. Applications, affidavits, orders, motions and other records related to authorizations to conduct oral or wire electronic interceptions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2518. c. Applications, orders and other records relating to telephone records, pen registers and trap and trace devices. d. Ex parte applications and orders for tax return information. e. Search warrant applications, affidavits, warrants and returns. Should the U.S. Attorney not agree to accept any of the aforementioned documents, said documents shall be destroyed. Hello This is a Test New Orleans, Louisiana, this _____ August 23rd day of ______________, 2011. ________________________________ SARAH S. VANCE, CHIEF JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Official source: https://www.laed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/general-orders/Disposition%20of%20Sealed · retrieved 2026-07-23