N.D. Fla. Loc. R. 5.5

(A) General Rule. Each case file and each document filed in it is public unless one of

these provides otherwise: a statute, court rule, administrative order, or order in the

case. The Court may, by an order in the case, modify any sealing or redaction

requirement set out in an administrative order or this rule.

(B) Documents That May Be Sealed Without an Order. When a statute, court rule, or

administrative order requires the sealing of a category of documents, a party may

submit a document in that category for filing under seal, without moving for leave to

file the document under seal. The Clerk must maintain the document under seal

unless the Court orders otherwise.

(C) Documents That May Be Sealed Only With an Order. A party who wishes to file

any other document under seal must, if feasible, move in advance for leave to file the

document under seal. The party may submit the document for filing under seal only

if the Court authorizes it. If a party submits a document for filing under seal before

the Court authorizes it—either because obtaining advance authorization was not

feasible or in violation of this rule—the Clerk must promptly refer the sealing issue

to the Court and must maintain the document under seal until otherwise ordered.

(D) Filing Redacted Versions of Sealed Documents. When feasible, a party who files a

document under seal must file a redacted version that will become part of the public

file. Filing a redacted version is feasible unless (1) a person could infer from the

redacted version the substance or import of the information that called for sealing the

original or (2) the redacted version would include so little information that publicly

filing it would serve no purpose.

(E) Redacting Documents That Are Improperly Filed with Personal Identifiers. If a

party violates Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 or Federal Rule of Criminal

Procedure 49.1 by failing to redact a personal identifier, the party must promptly file

a properly redacted substitute. When the substitute is filed, the Clerk must seal the

unredacted original.