Sealed Documents; Procedure

U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Rule Set: Local Rules of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Rule: 5.2

Jurisdiction: DVT

Bluebook Citation: D. Vt. L.R. 5.2

All Rules: D. Vt. Local Rules, complete index

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(a) Order Required. Cases or court documents cannot be sealed without a court order. Otherwise, all official files in the court’s possession are public documents. (b) Procedure.

In order to seal a document, a party must: (1) file a separate motion for each document; (2) place the document in a sealed envelope; (3) affix a copy of the document’s cover page (with confidential information redacted) to the outside of the envelope; and (4) conspicuously mark the envelope with “SEALED DOCUMENT” or the equivalent.

Sealed Documents; Procedure

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