Local Rule LCrR 6.1: GRAND JURY MATTERS

LCrR 6.1 GRAND JURY MATTERS A motion or application filed in connection with a grand jury subpoena or other matter occurring before a grand jury, all other papers filed in support of or in opposition to such a motion or application, and all orders entered by the Court in connection therewith, shall be filed under seal. Such a motion or application shall be assigned a Grand Jury (GJ) case number and be assigned to the Chief Judge. All hearings on matters affecting a grand jury proceeding shall be closed, except for contempt proceedings in which the alleged contemnor requests a public hearing. Papers, orders and transcripts of hearings subject to this Rule, or portions thereof, may be made public by the Court on its own motion or on motion of any person upon a finding that continued secrecy is not necessary to prevent disclosure of matters occurring before the grand jury.

COMMENT TO LCrR 6.1 (2018): Effective January 1, 2018, this Court initiated use of 11 new case types for docketing certain types of matters and applications relating to criminal investigations and forfeiture. These new case types are specific to particular types of matters and thus provide greater transparency as to the nature and number of such matters filed in this district. The types of matters now docketed using these new case types previously were docketed using the general MC (Miscellaneous) or MJ (Magistrate Judge) case types. Motions and applications relating to grand jury matters, which previously were filed on the MC docket, are now assigned GJ numbers.