Local Rule Rule 9018-1: Documents Filed Under Seal or Submitted Unfiled for Review in Chambers.

Rule 9018-1. Documents Filed Under Seal or Submitted Unfiled for Review in Chambers.

(a) General. The court will seal only an entire document; it will not seal parts of a document.

(b) Motion to File a Sealed Document and Proposed Order Thereon.

(1) A motion to seal a filed document must address the application of FRBP 9018.

(2) An ECF participant must file a motion to file a document under seal before filing a document under seal.

(3) A proposed order must state the names of all individuals authorized to view the document.

(4) A party seeking to place under seal a previously filed document that is currently in the public record must file and serve a motion. The motion may request that access to the document be restricted temporarily pending hearing on the motion.

(c) Filing a Sealed Document.

(1) A document must not be filed under seal until an order has been entered allowing the sealing.

(2) A document authorized to be filed under seal must have the words "AUTHORIZED TO BE FILED UNDER SEAL" typed immediately below the document title.

(3) To file a document under seal, an ECF participant must use the "Sealed Document" ECF event under the "Miscellaneous" menu.

(d) Sealed Proposed Order or Judgment Submitted by an ECF Participant. To avoid unauthorized access, an ECF Participant must submit a proposed order or judgment that the judge has authorized be sealed using the ECF event for filing a sealed document, not the ECF event for lodging an order.

(e) Unfiled Document for Review in Chambers. A party may not submit an unfiled document to a judge unless the judge specifically authorizes the submission.