Standing Order - Electronic Filing in cases Filed Before Saris, J.; Standing Order - Sealing Court Documents

=== Standing Order - Electronic Filing in cases Filed Before Saris, J. ===

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS STANDING ORDER RE: ELECTRONIC FILING IN CASES FILED BEFORE SARIS, J. June 28, 2006 All litigants shall follow the Court-wide rules and procedures for Electronic Case Filing. In addition, the parties are required to submit a paper courtesy copy of any electronic document relating to a dispositive motion, opposition, reply or sur-reply, including all exhibits. The courtesy copy should be stamped “Courtesy Copy: DO NOT SCAN.” The term “dispositive motion” includes a motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, motion to suppress, motion for preliminary relief, motion for judgment as a matter of law, Daubert motion, and motion in limine. S/PATTI B. SARIS United States District Judge

=== Standing Order - Sealing Court Documents ===

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS STANDING PROCEDURAL CIVIL ORDER RE: SEALING COURT DOCUMENTS Saris, U.S.D.J. May 15, 2015 Generally speaking, the Court DENIES motions to seal memoranda and attachments in their entirety on the ground that a presumption of openness governs court filings. However, a party may redact a public filing and seek to file under seal truly confidential matters. Any motion to seal shall be supported by an affidavit by a person explaining the need for the sealing. The docket clerk shall not seal any document that does not contain this affidavit. The party seeking redaction in a court filing must have good cause for asserting confidentiality beyond mere agreement of the parties to a designation of confidentiality for a particular document or deposition under a protective order. The attorney for the party seeking protection for the redacted material shall be subject to Fed. R. Civ. P. 11. If the party seeking protection is not the party filing the document, where feasible, the parties shall confer prior to filing the document on the public docket. In the event of dispute, or inability to confer in a meaningful way beforehand, the full memorandum with the confidential information shall be filed under seal pending the preparation of a redacted document to be filed publicly or resolution of the dispute. Any such redacted document shall be filed within seven (7) working days of filing the sealed document. When a document is under seal, the party shall file a courtesy paper copy of the complete unredacted document filed in connection with a contested matter. The Court instructs the Clerk to unseal the sealed document if no timely redacted document or motion to resolve dispute is filed. /s/ Patti B. Saris PATTI B. SARIS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2