UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
ORDER SETTING PROCEDURE FOR ADM-1
DESTRUCTION OF DOCUMENTS SCANNED ORDER 14-8
AND UPLOADED INTO ECF
ORDER
Effective January 1,2015, the following procedure shall apply to documents filed with
the court in paper:
(1) Original documents filed in paper form with the court v^ll be scanned and
uploaded into the court's electronic filing system unless the document's size or nature require
that it be kept in paper form.
(2) The clerk's office shall verify and quality control check all paper documents that
are scanned and uploaded into the court's electronic filing system. Unless otherwise required by
statute, rule or order, said paper documents will be destroyed one year after the date of filing.
(3) Any party who desires to have an original paper document returned after it has
been scanned and uploaded into the court's electronic filing system, or to have the court retain
such document in paper form notwithstanding this policy may, before filing said document,
move the court for such relief.
(4) Original documents filed in paper form prior to January 1,2015, shall be subject
to this policy. Any party who desires to have an original paper document filed prior to January 1,
2015 that has not yet been destroyed returned to the filing party or retained by the court, may
move the court for such relief.
SO ORDERED.
Date:
/ / Joseph N.
Chief Ju
