Special Rules for Criminal Cases
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
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(a) Redaction. It is the responsibility of the filer to ensure full compliance with the redaction requirements of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1 and L.Cr.R. 49.1-1. (b) Service. Where service is required by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, service shall be in accordance with Local Civil Rule 5-3.
(c) Proposed Orders. An electronically lodged proposed order shall comply with the requirements of Local Civil Rule 5-4.4, except that, for criminal cases, the subject line of the e-mail transmitting the word-processing version of the proposed order required by Local Civil Rule 5-4.4.2 shall include the defendant's last name and initial of first name as the filer (e.g., for Los Angeles: 12/1/2025 Chapter III - 19 LOCAL RULES – CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA LA08CR00123-6-ABC-Doe J; for Santa Ana: SA08CR00124-8-DEF-Smith A; for Riverside: ED08CR00125-10-GHI-Jones B). F.R.Crim.P. 49.1. PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR FILINGS MADE WITH THE COURT L.Cr.R. 49.1-1 Redaction.
It is the responsibility of the filer to ensure full compliance with the redaction requirements of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1. In addition, the filer shall redact passport numbers and driver license numbers in their entirety, and shall ensure that any document that contains a home address shall include only the city and state. This restriction on including passport numbers, driver license numbers, and full home addresses shall not apply to a filing exempted by Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(b); to an under-seal filing as set forth in Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(d), (f), or (g); or where the protection of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 49.1(h) has been waived with respect to that information. Parties shall carefully examine the documents, exhibits, or attachments to be filed with the Court in order to protect any sensitive and private information.
The responsibility for redacting or placing under seal protected personal data identifiers rests solely with counsel and the parties. The Clerk will not review any pleadings or documents for compliance. Counsel and the parties are cautioned that failure to redact or place under seal protected personal data identifiers may subject them to the full disciplinary power of the Court. If a redacted version of the document is filed, counsel shall maintain possession of the unredacted document pending further order of the Court or resolution of the action (including the appeal, if any) and shall, at the request of opposing counsel or parties, provide a copy of the complete document.
L.Cr.R. 49.1-2 Exceptions. The documents listed below are not to be included in the public case file, and are therefore excluded from the redaction requirements of F.R.Crim.P. 49.1 and L.Cr.R. 49.1-1: (1) Unexecuted summonses or warrants, supporting applications, and affidavits; (2) Pretrial bail reports; 12/1/2025 Chapter III - 20 LOCAL RULES – CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (3) Presentence investigation reports; (4) Statements of reasons in the judgment of conviction; (5) (6) Documents containing identifying information about jurors or Juvenile records; potential jurors; (7) Financial affidavits filed in seeking representation pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act; (8) Ex parte requests for authorization of investigative, expert, or other services pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act; and (9) Sealed documents. F.R.Crim.P. 50.