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## Record

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- **Document type:** Court rule

## Text

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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