Filing by Electronic Means

Pursuant to Rule 49(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the clerk will accept papers filed, signed, or verified by electronic means that are consistent with technical standards, if any, that the Judicial Conference of the United States establishes. Any paper filed by electronic means pursuant to these rules constitutes a written paper for the purposes of applying these rules and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Papers filed by electronic means shall be governed by the Court’s Electronic Case Filing Policies and Procedures Manual (ECF Policy Manual) and orders of the court. LCrR49.1.1 Redaction of Official Transcripts Prior to Remote Electronic Availability.

(a) Responsibility for Identifying Personal Data Identifiers to be Redacted from Transcripts. Once an official transcript is filed with the court clerk, the attorneys in the case and pro se parties are responsible for identifying the personal data identifiers that must be redacted from filings pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 49.1. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the attorney for a party and each pro se party are responsible for identifying redactions required in the following portions of the transcript: (1) (2) (3) (4) opening and closing statements made on that party’s behalf; statements of the party; the testimony of any witnesses called by the party; and sentencing proceedings. The court may also direct that an attorney or pro se party be responsible for identifying redactions in other portions of an official transcript.

(b) Redaction Request. To request redaction of personal data identifiers from an official transcript, the attorney or pro se party must file a redaction request, using the form in Appendix VII, within 21 days of the filing of the transcript. The request shall identify the redactions to be made with respect to: (1) Social Security numbers and taxpayer-identification numbers: use 55 only the last four digits; (2) (3) (4) financial account numbers: use only the last four digits; dates of birth: use only the year; a minor’s name: redact in the manner that most effectively shields the identity of the minor in the context of the proceeding; and (5) home address: use only the city and state. (c) Request for Additional Redactions.

For any redactions to a transcript other than the personal data identifiers listed above, a separate Motion for Redaction must be filed within 21 days of the filing of the transcript, unless otherwise ordered by the court. (d) Stand-By Counsel. An attorney appointed as “stand-by” counsel for a party is responsible for identifying and requesting on behalf of that party any redactions of personal data identifiers in the transcript, as required by this rule.