Rule 9 Role of Clerk

(a) Though not required to review filings for compliance with these rules, the clerk of court may take the following actions to protect recognized privacy rights and confidentiality interests.

(1) Without regard to W.S. § 5-7-103, the clerk may refuse to file Traditional Filings that are obviously not in compliance with these rules.

(2) eFilings which obviously fail to comply with these rules may be removed from the record by the clerk within three Business Days of filing. If the clerk removes an efiling, the clerk shall enter a docket entry that reads, “Disregard. Filing removed.” The clerk shall notify all parties when a filing is removed for failure to obviously comply with these rules. At the discretion of the Judge, filings that are removed from the record and refiled in compliance with these rules may relate back to the date the removed filing was first filed.

(3) The clerk may change the Access Level designation of filings submitted electronically or traditionally with the obviously incorrect Access Level designation. The clerk does not need the filer’s preapproval but should provide the filer with notice of the change. A filer who disagrees with a clerk’s change in Access Level designation may file a motion under Rule 5 or 6 of these rules.

(4) When these rules require the filer to file both a redacted and unredacted version of a Case Record, but the filer merely files an unredacted version, the clerk may treat the unredacted filing as confidential.