United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filing

Return a magistrate-judge consent form within 21 days of receipt, following the notice, without filing the form in the case.

“A party must return the consent form within twenty-one days of receipt from the Clerk following the instructions contained in the Notice.”

Sealing

Electronic filers may resume filing sealed documents in CM/ECF.

“counsel and pro se litigants with electronic filing privileges may resume filing sealed documents in CM/ECF.”

Sealing

Sealed CM/ECF documents cannot be served through CM/ECF and require another permitted method of service.

“Parties must serve sealed documents by other appropriate means as provided by the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure.”

Sealing

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

“a 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

Seek leave of court before filing a highly sensitive document.

“Any party seeking to file an HSD must, before such filing, seek leave of court for such filing.”