Local Rule RULE 49.11: ACCESS TO RECORDS AND PAPERS
C.D. Ill. — Criminal rule
RULE 49.11 ACCESS TO RECORDS AND PAPERS
(A) Withdrawal.
No person, other than an employee of this court in the exercise of official duty, may withdraw any original pleading, paper, record, model or exhibit from the custody of the clerk of this court or other employee of this court having custody thereof, except upon written order of a judge of this court, and upon leaving a proper receipt with the clerk of this court or employee.
(B) Public Access.
(1) Electronic access to the electronic docket and to documents filed in the System is available for viewing to the public at no charge at the Clerk's Office during regular business hours. A copy fee for an electronic reproduction is required in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1930. Public remote electronic access to the System for viewing purposes is limited to subscribers to the Public Access to Court Electronic Records ("PACER") system, which charges a user fee for remotely accessing certain detailed case information. Conventional copies and certified copies of electronically filed documents may be purchased by the public at the Clerk's Office. The fee for copying and certifying will be in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1914.
(2) An exception to the prohibition on general public remote access is possible in a high-profile criminal case where the demand for documents may impose extraordinary demands on the Court's resources. The Court is authorized to provide Internet access to documents filed in such a case if all parties thereto consent and the trial judge finds that such access is warranted.
(C) Conventional Copies.
Conventional copies and certified copies of electronically filed documents may be purchased by the public at the Clerk's Office. The fee for copying and certifying will be in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1914.