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Rule 9037-1 Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court

(a) Names of Minor Children - On Schedule J of Official Bankruptcy Form 106J debtors shall list only the relationship and age of the debtor's dependents (i.e., son, age 6).

(b) Redaction Responsibility - The responsibility for redacting personal identifiers rests solely with counsel and the parties. Neither the Clerk nor the Court will independently review each document for compliance with Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9037.

(c) In accordance with Rule 9037(h)(2), a Motion to Redact shall be restricted from public access. The motion shall include the redacted document as an attachment. A proposed order shall be provided. The original document in question will be restricted by the clerk's office. If the motion is not granted, the document will be unrestricted. If the motion is granted, the clerk's office will replace the original document with the redacted document.