UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
ORDER
Appropriate Public Notice and an opportunity to comment having been given pursuant to
Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and pursuant to a majority vote of the active judges
of this court,
IT IS ORDERED that effective June 1, 2014, Rule 10.2 of the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary
Enforcement for the United State District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is amended as
follows:
10.2 Confidentiality. Complaints of misconduct and other records of disciplinary proceedings,
except orders imposing public discipline, must not be made public by the clerk, court or
committee except upon order of the court. All disciplinary proceedings must be heard in
chambers conducted under seal, unless the respondent requests a hearing in open court.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a complainant or respondent is not prohibited from making
public any documents or information in that person's possession.
New Orleans, Louisiana, this _______ of June, 2014.
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SARAH VANCE, CHIEF JUDGE
