Local Rule L.R. 9037-1: Privacy and Redaction of Documents.

L.R. 9037-1 - Privacy and Redaction of Documents. A. General Provisions. The party filing a document is responsible for redacting any personal information of a confidential nature from any document filed. The Court and Clerk of Court will not redact documents and are not responsible for maintaining the privacy of any information filed with the Court that is not filed under seal pursuant to Court order. Existing procedures for filing documents under seal and the right of parties to file redacted documents are the appropriate methods for ensuring that personal and other confidential information is not disclosed through the Court's system. Failure to redact personal information in a document may result in the document being stricken by the Bankruptcy Court without further notice.

B. Redaction of Personal Identifiers. Parties must refrain from including, or must partially redact, where inclusion is necessary, the following personal data identifiers from all documents and pleadings filed with the Court and/or provided to other parties, including exhibits thereto, whether filed electronically or in paper, unless otherwise ordered by the Court or required by statute, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, or the Official Bankruptcy Forms: 1. Social Security Numbers. If an individual's social security number is included, only the last four digits should appear. The full social security number is required when filing Official Forms B119, B121, and B2800; 2. Names of Minor children. If a minor child is mentioned in a document, only the child's initials should appear. On Official Forms 106 J and 106 J-2 (Schedules J and J-2), the debtor should only include the child's relationship to the debtor and age; 3. Dates of Birth. If an individual's date of birth is included, only the year should appear. On Official Forms 106 J and 106 J-2 (Schedules J and J-2), only the debtor's dependants' ages should appear; and 4. Financial Account Numbers. If financial account numbers are provided, only the last four digits of these numbers should appear. Court employees are not responsible for, and will not redact any information. All redaction responsibilities rest solely with the filer.