PUBLIC ACCESS AND CONFIDENTIALITY
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
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(a) Publicly Available Records. All filings, orders, and proceedings involving allegations of misconduct by an attorney shall be public, except: (1) Any document filed or action taken pursuant to LR Gen 210(b) prior to the commencement of formal disciplinary proceedings under LR Gen 210(c); or (2) When the Court, sua sponte, or in response to a motion for protective order, orders that such matters shall not be made public; provided, however, that any finding of misconduct shall be public. (b) Respondent’s Request. The respondent-attorney may request that the Court make any matter public that would not otherwise be public under LR Gen 216.
Effective 12/1/18: §§(a) and (b) amended. CROSS-REFERENCES See LR Gen 210 (Disciplinary Proceedings) and LR Gen 212(b) (confidentiality of papers in disbarment-by-consent proceedings). 51 [ THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ] LOCAL RULES GOVERNING ELECTRONIC CASE FILING [ THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ] U.S. DISTRICT COURT LOCAL RULES – GENERAL/ATTORNEY RULES