5/27/2021
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA
In Re: RETENTION AND DISPOSITION STANDING ORDER BMM-12
OF TEMPORARY RECORDS
In accordance with the District’s Records Management Plan and pursuant
to the Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 31,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following retention and disposition
schedule shall remain in effect and will be maintained by all divisional offices
within the District.
Record Type Retention Schedule Disposition
Grand Jury Records 10 years Shred
Juvenile Case Records 10 years after close of case Shred
MCR cases 10 years after close of case Shred
MCR cases pertaining to sealed wiretap applications, pen register records,
trap and trace device records, tracking device records, telephone/IP toll and
subscriber records, and/or other recordings may be shredded only after
contacting the U.S. Attorney’s Office to determine whether the records should be
destroyed or transferred to that office. If there is no objection from the U.S.
Attorney’s Office, these records may be destroyed but only by order of the
denying or issuing judge or chief judge if the denying or issuing judge is
unavailable.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that sealed files/records subject to disposal
under this schedule are unsealed for the purposes of shredding.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that an accurate record of the disposition of
these records shall be maintained in accordance with the District of Montana’s
Records Management Plan.
DATED this 27th day of May, 2021.
Brian Morris, Chief Judge
United States District Court
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