IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
FILED
23-S0-3 JUL 2 4 2023
IN RE: )
THIRD-PARTY SERVICES )
AND ACCESS TO CASE INFORMATION ) STANDING ORDER
AND DOCUMENTS )
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It has come to the attention of this Court that certain registered users of the Court' s
CM/ECF system may be using third-party service providers (including, but not limited to PACER
Pro, DocketBird, CourtDrive, and RECAP) to collect and organize case filings. To facilitate the
use of such a third-party service, these CM/ECF users either designate the third-party service
provider as a secondary recipient of Notices of Electronic Filing (NEF) or Notices of Docket
Activity (NDA), or share their PACER account credentials with the service provider. The third-
party service provider then may download and manage documents on the CM/ECF users ' behalf,
and in some instances resell or republish case documents and case information that they obtain.
These practices give third-party service providers access to sealed and/or restricted case
documents, docket text, and other case information, in violation of Court orders and rules.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that CM/ECF users in this district:
(1) Shall not share the CM/ECF user's PACER credentials with a third-party service
provider, or any other third party, with the exception of authorized employees of an
attorney user's law firm , in accordance with Local Civil Rule 5 .1 (c) and Local Criminal
Rule 49.l(c);
(2) Shall not designate a third-party service provider as a secondary recipient of NEFs or
NDAs;
(3) If a CM/ECF user has previously provided the user's CM/ECF and/or PACER
credentials to a third-party service provider, the user shall promptly reset the user's
passwords to prevent fmiher access to sealed and/or restricted documents; and
(4) If a CM/ECF user has previously provided the user's CM/ECF and/or PACER
credentials to a third-party service provider, or designated a third-party service provider
as a secondary recipient ofNEFs or ND As, the CM/ECF user shall ensure that the third-
party service provider is not in possession of sealed and/or restricted documents or
information intended only for the user and other case participants, and has not
redistributed the same.
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SO ORDERED. This the Z,<( day July, 2023.
~LJ E M'{.IWS~
RICHARD E. MYERS II
Chief United States District Judge
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