(a) Documents Filed in Sealed Cases. Documents shall be conventionally filed in
sealed cases unless the court orders the case unsealed. The Filing User shall also
contemporaneously provide the court with a data storage device containing the main
document and any accompanying memorandum of law or exhibits as separate documents
in PDF format, which shall be named and organized in a manner that clearly identifies
each document.
(b) Sealed Documents Filed In Non-Sealed Cases.
(1) Entire Filing Sealed. If an entire submission, which includes the main
document and any accompanying memorandum of law and attachments/exhibits,
is sought to be filed under seal, the entire submission shall be conventionally
filed. No Notice of Conventional filing should be electronically filed in this
circumstance. The Filing User shall also contemporaneously provide the court
with a data storage device containing the main document and any accompanying
memorandum of law or exhibits as separate documents in PDF format, which
shall be named and organized in a manner that clearly identifies each document.
(2) Filing Containing Both Sealed and Unsealed Documents. If a filing
contains both sealed and unsealed documents, the submission shall be
electronically filed and a Notice of Conventional Filing shall be inserted in the
place where the sealed document(s) would otherwise have appeared on the
electronic docket. The documents sought to be sealed shall be conventionally
filed within 72 hours of the electronic submission and contemporaneously
produced on a data storage device as separate documents in PDF format, which
shall be named and organized in a manner that clearly identifies each document.
(c) Motions to Seal. All motions to seal shall be conventionally filed.
(§ (a) amended 5/1/05; §§ (a) and (b) amended, § (c) added 10/1/06; §§ (a) and (b) amended
6/1/11)
