United States District Court, Central District of California
General Order

Category: Operational

Order Number: Description: Date Filed:
02-14Documents To Be Filed Under Seal11/25/2002

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In the Matter of

DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED UNDER SEAL
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GENERAL ORDER NO. 02-14


IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Local Rule 79-5.1 shall be amended as follows:

L.R. 79-5.1 Filing Under Seal - Procedures. Except when authorized by statute or federal rule, no case or document shall be filed under seal without prior approval by the Court. Where approval is required, a written application and a proposed order shall be presented to the judge along with the document submitted for filing under seal. The original and judge’s copy of the document shall be sealed in separate envelopes with a copy of the title page attached to the front of each envelope. Conformed copies need not be placed in sealed envelopes. Where under seal filings are authorized by statute or federal rule, the authority therefor shall appear on the title page of the proposed filing.