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Disposition of Sealed Court Records

E.D. Tenn. Standing Order — Disposition of Sealed Court Records

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE IN RE: ) ) SO-06-01 DISPOSITION OF SEALED COURT RECORDS ) STANDING ORDER The Clerk’s Office shall dispose of sealed court records in the following manner. 1. The following sealed records which are ten years or older shall be destroyed: a. Grand jury records, including applications for writs of habeas corpus ad testificandum, motions and orders to compel grand jury testimony, and Fed. R. Cr. P. 6(e) disclosure notices and orders. b. Applications, affidavits, orders and motions related to authorizations to conduct oral or wire electronic interceptions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2518. 2. The following sealed records which are ten years or older shall be transferred to the custody of the U.S. Attorney: a. Applications, orders and other records relating to telephone records, pen registers and trap and trace devices. b. Search warrant applications, affidavits and warrants. c. Ex parte applications and orders for tax return information. d. Psychological reports and juvenile records. This order shall remain in effect until further order of the Court. Approved by the Court February 10, 2006. ENTER: /s/ CURTIS L. COLLIER CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Official source: https://www.tned.uscourts.gov/sites/tned/files/sealed_docs.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23