Filed: 09/24/2025
Time: 03:43:45 pm
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT U.S. District Court
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN Eastern District of MI
Detroit
Re: Procedures for Access, Service, Administrative Order:
and Management of Sealed Documents
No. 25-AO-020 (REVISED)
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
Due to recent cyberattacks on the Case Management/Electronic Case Files
(CM/ECF) system of federal courts, the United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Michigan hereby implements new procedures for the access, service, and
management of sealed documents. Effective as of date of this order and until such time
as the Court orders otherwise, the Court adopts the procedures below regarding sealed
documents filed in CM/ECF:
1. Filing and Electronic Access to Sealed Documents. Sealed documents
will continue to be filed in CM/ECF under existing procedures Appendix ECF.
After filing, these documents will no longer be accessible or viewable in
CM/ECF.
2. Service of Sealed Documents Filed in CM/ECF. Since sealed documents
filed in CM/ECF will no longer be accessible or viewable, service can no
longer be accomplished through CM/ECF. Instead, parties will serve sealed
documents conventionally by other appropriate means as provided by the
Federal Rules of Procedure. The Court will serve sealed orders, notices, and
other Court-generated documents by secure electronic means to attorneys of
record and self-represented parties granted CM/ECF filing privileges and via
U.S. Mail to non-CM/ECF filers.
3. Additional Copies of Sealed Documents. Since sealed documents filed in
CM/ECF are no longer accessible or viewable, a party with permission to
access a sealed document in a case who requires a copy of a sealed
document will contact the Clerk’s Office to request a copy. After confirming
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
that the party making the request has the permission to access the document,
the Clerk’s Office will provide the document(s) by either secure electronic
means or U.S. Mail. Requests for paper copies of sealed documents will be
subject to the current docket copy fee rate as set forth by the Fee Schedule.
4. Highly Sensitive Documents (HSDs). Sealed documents that are defined
as HSDs will continue to be subject to the Court’s HSD procedures
Administrative Order - HSD Procedures.
5. Questions about Sealed Document Procedures. Any questions about the
filing of and access to sealed documents should be directed to the Clerk’s
Office at (313) 234-5000.
This Order supersedes any and all inconsistent prior Court orders, local rules, or
other guidance regarding the service of and access to sealed documents.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
FOR THE COURT:
9/24/2025
Stephen J. Murphy, III Date
Chief Judge
