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LOCAL RULE 9018-1: DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED UNDER SEAL Requests to seal documents pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 107 or Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9018 shall be made by motion. If the motion itself contains confidential information, the movant shall file and serve electronically a redacted version clearly marked as such and shall submit the unredacted version to chambers. The order authorizing the filing of such documents under seal shall be entered electronically unless otherwise directed by the Court. Following entry of the order, sealed documents shall be electronically filed using the appropriate CM/ECF event for sealed documents. Once the documents have been electronically filed, paper copies of sealed documents and electronic devices containing sealed documents will be retained by the Court for a period of two (2) years after the case or proceeding is closed, after which they will be destroyed.