Leave of court is required to file a document or a portion of a document under seal,
which shall be requested by filing a motion and submitting a proposed order granting the
relief. The motion requesting leave should not ordinarily be filed under seal and therefore
should state only in a general way the reason for the request (i.e., the document contains
privileged, sensitive, or personal information).
When filing any document, including exhibits, under seal, the filer must include the
words “FILED UNDER SEAL” in or above the caption. See Western District of Oklahoma
Electronic Filing Policies & Procedures Manual.
