Secret, Confidential, Scandalous or Defamatory Matter
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Rule 9018-1 Secret, Confidential, Scandalous, or Defamatory Matter (a) Documents Filed Under Seal. Documents under seal shall be filed electronically using the correct event in CM/ECF, unless otherwise authorized by the court. (See “CM/ECF events to use when filing a sealed document”) (b) Motion and Proposed Order. The sealed material must be accompanied by a motion and proposed order.
The proposed order shall identify the parties, if any, who may have access to material that is under seal and under what circumstances. (c) Determination of Motion to Submit Sealed Materials. If a motion to submit sealed materials is denied, the document shall be stricken from the record or returned to the movant if paper filing was authorized. (d) Access to Sealed Material.
Access to material that is under seal for parties not already authorized shall be by motion. The clerk shall give electronic access to the party granted access.
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