Local Rule 7.2: IMPOUNDED AND CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS
D. Mass. — Civil rule
RULE 7.2 IMPOUNDED AND CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS
(a) Generally. Whenever a party files a motion to impound, the motion shall contain a statement of the earliest date on which the impounding order may be lifted, or a statement, supported by good cause, that the material should be impounded until further order of the court. The impounded material will be scanned and docketed in CMECF and restricted from public access.
(b) Expiration of Period. If the impoundment order provides a cut-off date but no arrangements for custody, the clerk (without further notice to the court or the parties) shall remove the restriction in CMECF and make the material available to the public upon expiration of the impoundment period.
(c) Rulings on Motions. Motions for impoundment must be filed and ruled upon prior to submission of the actual material sought to be impounded, unless the court orders otherwise.
(d) No Blanket Orders. The court will not enter blanket orders that counsel for a party may at any time file material with the clerk, marked confidential, with instructions that the clerk withhold the material from public inspection. A motion for impoundment must be presented each time a document or group of documents is to be filed.
Effective September 1, 1990. Amended effective November 1, 2019