Local Rule 9037-1: Redaction of Personal Data Identifiers

Rule 9037-1 Redaction of Personal Data Identifiers.

(a) Responsibility for Redaction. The responsibility for redacting personal data identifiers (as defined in Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9037) rests solely with counsel, parties in interest and nonparties. The Clerk, or claims agent if one has been appointed, will not review each document for compliance with this Local Rule. In the event the Clerk or the appointed claims agent discovers that personal identifier data or information concerning a minor individual has been included in a pleading, the Clerk or appointed claims agent is authorized, in its sole discretion, to restrict public access (except as to the filer, the case trustee, the U.S. Trustee and the claims agent) to the document in issue and inform the filer of the requirement to file a motion to redact.

(b) Method of Redaction. The filer of the document containing personal data identifiers may file the document in redacted form without the need to file a motion to seal or redact. Social Security Numbers may also be redacted in their entirety, unless otherwise required by rule, order, or an official form. The filer is authorized to share the original non-redacted image containing personal data identifiers with the case trustee, the U.S. Trustee, and the claims agent as applicable and as necessary on a confidential basis. The redacted personal data identifiers must remain redacted and confidential unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, unredacted copies of such filings must be retained by the attorney or pro se party who filed them until the later of the closing of the main bankruptcy case or the entry of a final, non-appealable order regarding any pending adversary proceeding, contested matter or pending appeal to which such filing relates.