IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FILED

SEP 29 2025

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ggytHeRN SiSTRIGT GF ICCROIS

EAST ST. LOUIS OFFICE

IN RE: )

ACCESS, SERVICE, AND ) Administrative Order No. 417

MANAGEMENT OF SEALED )

DOCUMENTS. )

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

In light of recent cyberattacks on the Case Management/ Electronic Case Files

(“CM/ECF”) system of the federal courts, the United States District Court for the

Southern District of Illinois implements new procedures for the access, service, and

management of sealed documents. As of the date of this Order and until such time as

the Court orders otherwise, this Court adopts the below procedures regarding sealed

documents filed in CM/ ECF:

1. Filing and Electronic Access to Sealed Documents. Sealed documents will

continue to be filed in CM/ECF under the Court's existing procedures.

See SDIL-LR Appendix D at Rule 6. After filing, these documents will no longer

be accessible or viewable in CM/ECF.

2. Service of Sealed Documents Filed in CM/ECEF. Because sealed documents

filed in CM/ECF will no longer be accessible or viewable, service cannot be

accomplished through CM/ ECF. Instead, parties must serve sealed documents

by other appropriate means as provided by the Federal Rules of Procedure and

the Court’s Local Rules. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b), Fed. R. Crim. P. 49(a), SDIL -

LR 5.1. The Court will serve sealed documents by U.S. Mail.

3. Additional Copies of Sealed Documents. Because sealed documents filed in

CM/ECF are no longer accessible or viewable electronically, a party with

permission to access a sealed document in a case who requires a copy of a

sealed document will contact the Clerk’s Office to request a copy. After

confirming that the party making the request has permission to access the

document, the Clerk’s Office will provide a copy. Applicable copy fees will be

applied to such requests.

4, Highly Sensitive Documents (HSDs). HSDs are governed by Administrative

Order 286, as amended, as well as SDIL-LR Appendix F.

Any questions about the filing of and access to sealed documents should be

directed to the Clerk’s Office at (618) 482-9371 or Intake@ilsd.uscourts.gov.

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Additionally, this Order supersedes all inconsistent prior Court Orders, Local

Rules, or other Court guidance regarding the filing of sealed documents.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 29, 2025

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NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL

Chief U.S. District Judge

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