On April 22, 2026, Chief Judge Brian F. Kenney entered an administrative order restricting electronic access to sealed documents. Sealed documents shall be filed in CM/ECF. A party with the right to access a sealed document can still request a paper copy by contacting the Clerk’s Office. Because sealed documents filed in CM/ECF will no longer be accessible or viewable electronically, service cannot be accomplished through CM/ECF. Parties will have to serve sealed documents by other appropriate means as provided by the Federal Rules of Procedure or as otherwise provided by the court. The court will serve and notice sealed documents in paper by mail.
The on-line version of the Court’s CM/ECF Policy Statement 6 will be updated to incorporate the above-referenced changes. Standing Order 26-2 is accessible on the Court home page under the New & Announcements header. It also is accessible on that website’s Standing Orders webpage.