• Per Civil Local Rule 5(g)(7), you cannot electronically file documents under seal through ECF.

• You must first seek permission from the Court to file sealed documents, in the form of a Motion to Seal, Proposed Order, and a Declaration or Affidavit supporting your Motion.  These documents can be electronically filed through ECF under the Motions and Supporting Documents category.

• The Motion to Seal should provide a specific description of those documents or categories of documents you wish to protect.

Once you receive an Order from the Court granting you permission to file sealed documents:

• Each document to be filed under seal must be submitted in hard copy and submitted in a separate envelope, clearly identifying the enclosed document and stating that the document is “FILED UNDER SEAL.”

For Example:

• If both the motion and the accompanying affidavit should be filed
  under seal, the two documents must be submitted in separate, clearly marked
  envelopes so that each may be entered on the docket.

 

• If only one exhibit or document needs to be filed under seal, only that exhibit or document should be submitted in an envelope.