Clerk’s Authority to Redact Information on File with the Court

(a) Redaction by the Clerk of Court. Any entity needing to redact information on file with the Court may file a request for redaction. Such request shall specify the document containing the information and a contention that the information is one or more of the following types: (1) Social Security numbers (2) Financial account numbers (3) Dates of birth or names of minor children Upon filing such request, the Clerk of Court shall remove the subject document from the public docket. The party requesting redaction shall file with the Court a replacement document with all necessary redaction properly executed by the filer within 14 days from the date of the request.

If no replacement document is filed, the Clerk of Court shall place the original document back on the public docket. (b) Redaction by the Court. Any information to be redacted other than that contained in paragraph (a) of this Rule shall only be redacted by order of the Court and after motion and hearing.