How do Sealed and Ex Parte-Sealed restrictions work?
| Event Type | Who receives a Notice of Electronic Filing? | Who can see the docket entry? | Who can see the document? | Special Attributes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All Sealed events |
All filers in the case who have registered for ECF Chambers |
Everyone |
Only in-court users |
Hyperlink in the NEF is inactive; recipients cannot access the document. Filer must serve the document to all other filers in the case by conventional means. |
All Ex Parte-Sealed events |
Filer Other attorneys who represent the filing party Chambers |
Filer Other attorneys who represent the filing party In-court users |
Only in-court users |
Hyperlink in the NEF is inactive; recipients cannot access the document. |
Sealed cases |
No one |
Only in-court users |
Only in-court users |
Case cannot be accessed electronically by anyone except in-court users. Filer must file the document in hard copy. Docket clerk then scans and posts the document. Filer must serve the docu-ment to all other filers in the case by conventional means. Docket clerk serves docu- ments produced by the court by conventional means. |
