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Notice on Privacy to Members of the Bar and Litigants

Under Section 205 of the E-Government Act of 2002 and the policies of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the District of Utah provides electronic access, through PACER, to most documents that are filed in civil and criminal cases, except when sealed or restricted.

Some electronically filed documents will contain redactions. Redaction is a method of removing personal identifiers or sensitive data from a document to protect the privacy and safety of others before the public can view the document. Redaction is required under Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2, Fed. R. Crim. P. 49.1, DUCivR 5.2-1, and DUCrimR 49.1-1.

In a civil case - a document filed with the court that contains personal identifiers or sensitive data may only include:

(1) the last four digits of the social-security number and taxpayer-identification number;

(2) the year of the individual's birth;

(3) the minor's initials; and

(4) the last four digits of the financial-account number.

In a criminal case - a document filed with the court that contains personal identifiers or sensitive data may only include:

(1) the last four digits of the social-security number and taxpayer-identification number;

(2) the year of the individual’s birth;

(3) the minor’s initials;

(4) the last four digits of the financial-account number; and

(5) the city and state of the home address.

Under the E-Government Act of 2002, a party needing to file a document containing the personal data identifiers or sensitive data specified above, may request the case or document be sealed consistent with DUCivR 5-2, DUCivR 5-3, or DUCrimR 49-2. The Clerk of Court will not review each document filed with the court for purposes of redacting personal data identifiers or sensitive data. For additional information about the Judicial Conference's privacy policy for electronic case files, please visit http://www.privacy.uscourts.gov