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SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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IN RE: PROCEDURES FOR ACCESS AND
MANAGEMENT OF SEALED DOCUMENTS GENERAL ORDER 2025—05
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6 A recent escalation in cyberattacks on the federal courts’ CM/ECF systems requires the
7 implementation of new procedures for the storage and management of sealed documents.
8 I THEREFORE ORDER that, effective immediately and until such time as the court
9 orders otherwise:
10 1. Electronic Access to Sealed Documents. Sealed documents will continue to be filed
11 in CM/ECF under existing procedures. Local Rule IA 10-5.
12 2. Service of Sealed Documents Filed in CM/ECF. Parties must continue to serve
13 sealed documents according to Local Rule IC 4-1(c) or by other appropriate means as
14 provided by the Federal Rules of Civil or Criminal Procedure, as applicable. The court
15 will serve sealed orders in paper format by regular mail.
16 3. Additional Copies of Sealed Documents. The clerk’s office will provide a copy of a
17 sealed document upon order of the court. A party in a case who requires a copy of a
18 sealed document must file the appropriate request for that and obtain court approval.
19 Copy fees will apply.
20 4. Highly Sensitive Documents (HSDs). Sealed documents that are defined as HSDs
21 will continue to be subject to the court’s HSD procedures as set forth in General Order
22 2024-03.
23 5. Questions about Sealed Document Procedures. Questions about the filing of and
24 access to sealed documents should be directed to the clerk’s office at 702-464-5400 (Las
25 Vegas) or 775-686-5800 (Reno).
26 DATED this 23rd day of September, 2025.
ANDREW P. GORDON
27 CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
