Local Rule L.R. 9037-2: Filing Under Seal.
Bankr. E.D. Mo. — General rule
L.R. 9037-2 – Filing Under Seal A. Public Record. All pleadings, documents, statements, and schedules received by the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court for filing must be filed on the public record, unless the Movant has filed a Motion to File Under Seal and a Memorandum Supporting Sealing, and an order granting a Motion to File Under Seal has been entered on the docket, as detailed herein.
B. Motion to File Under Seal. The Movant must file an unsealed Motion to File Under Seal describing generally: 1. the information sought to be filed under seal without disclosing the substance of the information sought to be kept confidential; 2. the legal grounds for the sealing; and 3. the requested duration for the sealing or, if the movant requests that the information remain sealed indefinitely, the reasons supporting the request.
C. Document Proposed to be Sealed The movant must deliver a complete copy of the subject document(s) or item(s) containing the information sought to be filed under seal to the Clerk of Court.
D. Objections. Parties in interest may file an objection to the Motion to File Under Seal within seven (7) days after the motion being filed. Objections must state the specific legal and factual reasons serving as the basis of the objection without disclosing the substance of the information sought to be kept confidential.
E. Ruling on Motion to File Under Seal. The Court will rule on the Motion to File Under Seal with or without a public hearing and may conduct a hearing in camera. The order granting or denying the Motion to File Under Seal may be entered under seal. If the order granting or denying the Motion to File Under Seal is entered under seal, the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court will post a docket entry in the case stating that the motion has been granted or denied, whether in whole or in part. If granted, in whole or in part, the Clerk of Court will retain the documents filed under seal in the Bankruptcy Court's vault until further order of the Bankruptcy Court.