(a) Motions to Seal.
(1) Fed. R. Crim. P. 41 documents must be presented to a magistrate judge.
These documents and the associated magistrate judge case will be public at
the time of filing unless an order to seal has been entered. Any motion to
seal must specify:
(A) the documents to be sealed, including the return;
(B) the grounds in support of the seal; and
(C) the term of seal, which will be no more than 1 year unless the court
orders otherwise.
(2) A motion to seal is not required if the only information to be redacted is
that which is specified in Fed. R. Crim. P. 49.1(a). The person making the
redacted filing must file an unredacted copy simultaneously with the filing
of the Fed. R. Crim. P. 41 documents. The redacted copy will be added to
the docket and the case and redacted documents will become available to
the public. The unredacted copy of the Fed. R. Crim. P. 41 document will
have an access level consistent with General Order 24-004.8
8 See n.1.
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(b) Motion to Extend the Seal.
A motion to extend the seal and proposed order must be presented to a
magistrate judge at least 10 days before the expiration of the seal.
(c) Redacted Copy.
At least 10 days before the seal expires, the government must provide to the
Clerk’s Office a redacted copy of the Fed. R. Crim. P. 41 document as required by
Fed. R. Crim. P. 49.1. The redacted copy will be added to the docket and the case
and redacted documents will become available to the public at the time the seal
expires. The unredacted copy of the Fed. R. Crim. P. 41 document will be filed
under seal, unless the court orders otherwise.
