Local Rule D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.2: PUBLIC ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS
D. Colo. — Civil rule
D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.2 PUBLIC ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS
(a) Policy. Unless restricted by statute, rule of civil procedure, these rules, or court order, the public shall have access to all documents filed with the court and all court proceedings. However, pleadings or documents filed under restriction shall not be accessible or viewable electronically in CM/ECF. A person with the right to access a restricted pleading or document may request a paper copy from the clerk.
(b) Levels of Restriction. There are three levels of restriction. Level 1 limits access to the parties and the court. Level 2 limits access to the filing party and the court. Level 3 limits access to the court.
(c) Motion to Restrict. A motion to restrict public access shall be open to public inspection and shall:
(1) identify the document or the proceeding for which restriction is sought;
(2) address the interest to be protected and why such interest outweighs the presumption of public access (stipulations between the parties or stipulated protective orders with regard to discovery, alone, are insufficient to justify restriction);
(3) identify a clearly defined and serious injury that would result if access is not restricted;
(4) explain why no alternative to restriction is practicable or why only restriction will adequately protect the interest in question (e.g., redaction, summarization, restricted access to exhibits or portions of exhibits); and
(5) identify the level of restriction sought.
(d) Public Notice of Motion to Restrict; Objection. Notice of the filing of such motion shall be posted on the court's website on the court business day following the filing of the motion. Any person may file an objection to the motion to restrict no later than three court business days after posting. Absent exigent circumstances, no ruling on a motion to restrict shall be made until the time for objection has passed. The absence of objection alone shall not result in the granting of the motion.
(e) Filing Restricted Documents. A document subject to a motion to restrict shall be filed as a restricted document and shall be subject to restriction until the motion is determined by the court. If a document is filed as a restricted document without an accompanying motion to restrict, it shall retain the restriction selected by the filer for 14 days. If no motion to restrict is filed within such time period, the restriction shall expire and the document shall be open to public inspection.