United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filing

For covered Camp Lejeune Justice Act complaints against only the United States, service is completed when CM/ECF generates the specified electronic notice.

“Service is considered complete on the United States when the CM/ECF system generates the foregoing NEF. The clerk will not issue summons.”

Filing

CM/ECF users may not share PACER credentials with third-party providers or designate them as secondary recipients of filing notices.

“Shall not share the CM/ECF user's PACER credentials with a third-party service provider, or any other third party, with the exception of authorized employees of an attorney user's law firm , in accordance with Local Civil Rule 5 .1 (c) and Local Criminal Rule 49.l(c); (2) Shall not designate a third-party service provider as a secondary recipient of NEFs or NDAs;”

Sealing

Sealed documents remain filed in CM/ECF but can no longer be viewed electronically.

“Sealed documents will continue to be filed in CM/ECF under existing procedures including Local Civil Rule 79.2, Local Criminal 55.2, and the Electronic Case Filing Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual. Sealed documents, however, will no longer be accessible or viewable by electronic means.”

Sealing

Parties must serve sealed documents outside CM/ECF by an appropriate method under the Federal Rules.

“Parties will have to serve sealed documents by other appropriate means as provided by the Federal Rules of Procedure.”

Sealing

A party entitled to a sealed document must ask the clerk for a paper copy.

“a party or non-party with the right to access a sealed document in a case who requires a copy of a sealed document must contact the clerk's office to request a paper copy.”

Sealing

Parties seeking highly sensitive document treatment must request leave before filing and provide a good-faith certification.

“Any party seeking to file an HSD must, before such filing, seek leave of court for such filing in the manner provided in paragraph 2(b ). 1. A request for HSD designation must be accompanied by a certification of the movant' s good-faith belief that the material meets the HSD definition.”

Sealing

Highly sensitive documents must be submitted to the clerk in a sealed envelope marked HIGHLY SENSITIVE DOCUMENT.

“The request and the proposed HSD material shall be submitted to the clerk's office in a sealed envelope marked ‘HIGHLY SENSITIVE DOCUMENT.’”