UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
IN RE: )
) PROCEDURES FOR ACCESS AND
BUSINESS OF THE COURT ) MANAGEMENT OF RESTRICTED OR
) SEALED DOCUMENTS
Administrative Order
WHEREAS a recent escalation in cyberattacks on the CM/ECF systems of federal courts
requires the implementation of new procedures for the storage and management of restricted or
sealed documents;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, effective as of the date of this order and until such time
as the court orders otherwise,
1. Electronic Access to Restricted or Sealed Documents. Restricted or sealed documents
will continue to be filed in CM/ECF but will no longer be accessible or viewable by
electronic means.
2. Service of Restricted or Sealed Documents Filed in CM/ECF. Because restricted or
sealed documents filed in CM/ECF are no longer accessible or viewable electronically,
service of those documents can no longer be accomplished by email through CM/ECF.
Parties must serve restricted or sealed documents upon other parties by other appropriate
means as provided by the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure. Restricted or
sealed orders and documents entered by the court will continue to be served
electronically by email directly from the court within the next business day of filing.
Parties who prefer to receive restricted or sealed documents in paper by mail must make
their request in writing. Paper copies will be mailed within one business day.
3. Additional Copies of Restricted or Sealed Documents. Because restricted or sealed
documents filed in CM/ECF are no longer accessible or viewable electronically,
applicable parties who are authorized to have access to the document and are in need of
additional copies can contact the Clerk’s Office at
[email protected].
Questions may be directed to the same. Please allow one business day for delivery.
Applicable copy fees will be applied to such requests.
4. Highly Sensitive Documents (HSDs). Restricted or sealed documents that are defined as
HSDs will continue to be subject to the court’s HSD procedures.
This Order supersedes any and all inconsistent prior court orders, CM/ECF procedure
manuals, and local rules.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 27th day of October 2025.
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STEPHEN R. CLARK
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
DISTRIBUTION
Judges, Eastern District of Missouri
Nathan M. Graves, Clerk of Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Kim Bramlett, Chief of Probation
Susan Hendrickson, Chief of Pretrial Services
Susan Bindler, Clerk of Court, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Nanci McCarthy, Federal Defender
Thomas Albus, US Attorney
