Local Rule LCrR 6: GRAND JURY RETURN

LCrR 6 GRAND JURY RETURN a. Returns. An indictment must be returned to a federal judge in open court by the grand jury or by the foreperson or deputy foreperson of the grand jury. An indictment will be deemed by the court to have been filed on the date it is returned to a federal judge in open court.

b. Sealing of Indictments. Immediately after an indictment is returned by the grand jury, the lawyer for the government must provide the Clerk of Court with the original indictment and a copy of the indictment with the identity of the grand jury foreperson and all personal data identifiers redacted. (See LR 10(g) and LCrR 7(a)). The Clerk of Court will file the original of the indictment under seal. The redacted copy will be docketed and available to the public, unless otherwise ordered by the court, immediately after the initial appearance in the district of any defendant charged in the indictment.