FILED IN THE
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
Nov 20, 2025
1 SEAN F. MCAVOY, CLERK
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3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
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5 IN RE: AMENDING LOCAL CIVIL GENERAL
RULE 5.2 – PRIVACY PROTECTION ORDER NO. 2025-22
6 FOR SOCIAL SECURITY FILINGS
MADE TO THE COURT
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9 WHEREAS, the Court has determined that an amendment to Local Civil
10 Rule 5.2’s treatment of the Administrative Record is necessary to promote intended
11 access to the official court record and the just, speedy, and inexpensive
12 administration of proceedings in this District; and
13 WHEREAS, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 83(a)(1) permits a district
14 court to adopt and amend local rules governing practice in the court after giving
15 public notice and an opportunity for comment;
16 THE COURT FINDS the proposed amendment to Local Civil Rule 5.2,
17 attached as Exhibit No. 1 to this General Order, appropriate for notice and
18 publication for public comment;
19 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the public is invited to submit
20 written comments on the proposed amendment to Local Civil Rule 5.2, reflected in
GENERAL ORDER No. 2025-22
1 Exhibit No. 1 to this General Order. Comments must be submitted on or before
2 December 19, 2025. Comments may be submitted by email to
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[email protected], or via USPS Mail to Clerk of Court, US District
4 Court, P.O. Box 1493, Spokane, WA 99210-1493, with the notation “Comments
5 on Proposed Amendment to Local Civil Rule 5.2.”
6 The District Court Executive is directed to enter this Order, provide copies
7 to the United States Attorney’s Office, the Federal Bar Association for the Eastern
8 District of Washington, and any other interested person who requests a copy. The
9 District Court Executive is further directed to post this General Order and the full
10 text of the proposed amendment on the Court’s public website.
11 DATED this 20th day of November 2025.
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14 STANLEY A. BASTIAN
Chief United States District Judge
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GENERAL ORDER No. 2025-22
Exhibit No. 1 to General Order 2025-22
Proposed Amendment to LCivR 5.2
(c) Limitation on Access to Social-Security Appeals and Immigration Cases. Unless the court
orders otherwise, in an action for benefits under the Social Security Act, and in an action or
proceeding relating to an order of removal, to relief from removal, or to immigration benefits or
detention, access to an electronic file is authorized as follows:
(1) the parties and their attorneys may have remote electronic access to any part of the case
file, including the administrative record;
(2) any other person may have electronic access at the courthouse to the full record, except
the administrative record, and may have remote electronic access only to:
(A) the docket maintained by the court; and
(B) an opinion, order, judgment, or other disposition of the court, but not any other part
of the case file or the administrative record.
(d) through (h) [Reserved].
