US · rules
E.D. Pa. L. Civ. R. 5.1.5
Documents Filed Under Seal
(a) A document in a civil action may be filed under seal only if:
(1) the civil action is brought pursuant to a federal statute that prescribes
the sealing of the record or of certain specific documents; or
(2) the Court orders the document sealed.
(b) Where a document is sealed pursuant to a federal statute, the continued
status of the document under seal shall be governed by the relevant federal
statute.
(c) If no federal statute governs, the continued status of the document is subject
to the following sections:
(1) When a document is sealed pursuant to a court order, the Court may
specify an appropriate date in the future when the document may be
unsealed.
(2) If the Court has not specified the date for the document to be unsealed,
following the conclusion of the action including all appeals, or during
the pendency of the action for good cause shown, a party seeking access
may petition the Court to unseal the document, provided that at least
sixty (60) days’ notice is given to the party which originally requested
sealing of the document by court order. The Court may shorten the
notice period for good cause shown.
Provenance
- Source
- www.paed.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-18
- Content hash
2091f68bab42050ccfaf287ad08a693c49abf6398385dbdefc4a247849b86448
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