D.N.D. Crim. L.R. 49.1

(A) ELECTRONIC CASE FILING (ECF)

The specific requirements, procedures, and limitations of ECF are in the Administrative Policy

Governing Electronic Filing and Service.

(B) FORM

(1) Documents for filing must be on standard size (8 ½" x 11") paper or equivalent

PDF format, with page numbers at the bottom of each page.

(2) Text must appear on only one side of the page with a minimum margin of one inch

(1"). Text must be typeset with 12-point font or larger and must be double-spaced,

except the title of the case and quoted material may be single-spaced.

(3) Documents offered for filing, after the initial pleading, except exhibits, must be in

pleading format, each containing the venue, case title, and file number.

(C) SEALED DOCUMENTS AND SEALED FILES

(1) The filing of sealed documents and sealed files is governed by the Administrative

Policy Governing Electronic Filing and Service. A party seeking to file a

document under seal must comply with the Guide to Filing Sealed Documents and

Motions, which addresses requirements for motions seeking to seal a document in

its entirety and motions seeking to seal only portions of a document.

(2) The following documents must be filed under seal and will remain sealed unless

otherwise ordered by the court:

a. Plea agreement supplements;

b. Motions under Fed. R. Crim. P. 35, memorandums in support of those motions,

and responsive filings;

c. Motions under Section 5K1.1 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines,

memorandums in support of those motions, and responsive filings;

Effective October 6, 2025

d. Pen register or a trap and trace device applications under either 18 U.S.C. §

3121 et seq. or 18 U.S.C. § 2516 et seq.; and

e. Sentencing memorandum supplements.

(3) Documents pertaining to the issuance of search and seizure warrants must be filed

under seal and remain sealed until ninety (90) days after the return of the search

warrant is filed. Upon expiration of the period, the case and documents are unsealed

without further court order. If the United States wishes a search or seizure warrant

case or documents in the case to remain under seal, the United States must file a

motion and a supporting memorandum stating with particularity the reasons for the

case or documents in the case to remain under seal for more than ninety (90) days

and suggest a date certain on which the case or documents will be unsealed.

Effective October 6, 2025