Case: 3:25-mc-00028-RAM-GAT Document #: 1 Filed: 09/30/25 Page 1 of 1
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISIONS OF ST. CROIX AND ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN
IN RE: )
PROCEDURES FOR ACCESS AND ) MISC. NO. 25-28
MANAGEMENT OF SEALED DOCUMENTS )
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GENERAL ORDER
WHEREAS, a recent escalation in cyberattacks on the CM/ECF systems of the federal
courts requires the implementation of new procedures for the storage and management of sealed
documents;
ACCORDINGLY, IT IS HEREBY
ORDERED that sealed documents will continue to be filed in CM/ECF under existing
procedures but will no longer be accessible or viewable by electronic means; it is further
ORDERED that parties will continue to serve sealed documents by other appropriate
means as provided by the Federal Rules of Procedure and the local rules of this Court; it is further
ORDERED that the Court or the Office of Probation and Pretrial Services will serve sealed
documents as required; it is further
ORDERED that a party with a right to access a sealed document in a case who requires an
additional copy of a sealed document must contact the Clerk’s Office to request the additional
copy, with applicable copy fees applied to such requests; it is further
ORDERED that sealed documents that are defined as Highly Sensitive Documents (HSDs)
will continue to be subject to the Court’s HSD procedures; and it is further
ORDERED that this order supersedes all inconsistent orders, local rules, and CM/ECF
procedural manuals.
DATED: September 30, 2025 s/ Robert A. Molloy
Robert A. Molloy
Chief Judge
