Local Rule LCR 5.2: REDACTION OF FILINGS
W.D. Wash. — Civil rule
LCR 5.2
REDACTION OF FILINGS
(a) Redacted Filings
Parties shall refrain from including, or shall partially redact where inclusion is necessary, the following personal data identifiers from all documents filed with the court or used as exhibits in any hearing or at trial, to include state court records filed in removal actions, unless otherwise ordered by the court:
(1) Dates of Birth - redact to the year of birth, unless deceased
(2) Names of Minor Children - redact to the initials, unless deceased or currently over the age of 18
(3) Social Security Numbers and Taxpayer-Identification Numbers- redact in their entirety
(4) Financial Accounting Information - redact to the last four digits
(5) Passport Numbers and Driver License Numbers - redact in their entirety
(b) Reserved
(c) Social Security Appeals and Immigration Cases
Unless the court orders otherwise, in an action for benefits under the Social Security Act and in an immigration action or proceeding relating to an order of removal, to relief from removal, or to immigration benefits or detention, the administrative record must be filed under seal, and the court will maintain it under seal. These actions are entitled to special treatment due to the prevalence of sensitive information and the volume of filings. A party filing any excerpt of the record separately must redact all personal information in accordance with LCR 5.2(a) or move to file the document under seal in accordance with LCR 5(g).