The Office of the Clerk is now accepting electronically filed documents and pleadings and making the content of these pleadings available on the court’s Internet website via WebPACER. Documents and pleadings filed on paper will be imaged, posted to WebPACER, and will be similarly available. Any subscriber to WebPACER will be able to read, download, store and print the full content of electronically filed documents. The clerk’s office will not make electronically available documents that have been sealed or otherwise restricted by court order.

You should not include sensitive information in any document filed with the court unless such inclusion is required by the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure or Official Bankruptcy Forms or the inclusion is otherwise necessary and relevant to the case. You must remember that any personal information not otherwise protected will be made available over the Internet via WebPACER. If sensitive information must be included, the following personal data identifiers must be partially redacted from the pleading, unless specifically required by statute, Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure or Official Bankruptcy Form, whether it is filed traditionally or electronically: Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, dates of birth and the names of minor children.

In compliance with the E-Government Act of 2002, a party wishing to file a document containing the personal data identifiers specified above may file an unredacted document under seal. This document shall be retained by the court as part of the record. The court may, however, also require the party to file a redacted copy for the public file.

Counsel is strongly urged to share this notice with all clients so that an informed decision about the inclusion of certain materials may be made. If a redacted document is filed, it is the sole responsibility of counsel and the parties to be sure that all documents and pleadings comply with the rules of this court requiring redaction of personal data identifiers. The clerk will not review each pleading for redaction.