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Highly Sensitive Document Procedures and Court Orders

Federal courts are adding new security procedures to protect highly sensitive documents. Below are orders issued by the courts relating to the new security procedures.

The information below will be updated periodically. We cannot ensure the latest information is posted below. We strongly suggest you visit a court’s website to confirm you have the latest information. If you have questions about a court order referenced or linked from this page, please contact the court directly.

This page was created January 25, 2021

Note: This page was last updated at 9 a.m. on April 1, 2021.

U.S. Courts of Appeals

U.S. Court of AppealsCourt Orders & Info
First CircuitOrder Implementing Procedures for Filing HSDs (2/9/2021)
Third CircuitStanding Order Re: HSDs (2/23/2021)
Fourth CircuitStanding Order 21-01: HSDs (1/13/2021)
Fifth CircuitGeneral Order 2021-1: HSDs (1/15/2021)
Sixth CircuitStanding Order 21-01: HSDs (1/22/2021)
Seventh CircuitOrder (1/19/2021)
Eighth CircuitStanding Order 21-01: HSDs (1/12/2021)
Ninth CircuitAdministrative Order re: HSDs (1/16/2021)
Tenth CircuitOrder No. 95-1: HSDs (1/21/2021)
Eleventh CircuitGeneral Order No. 48: HSDs (1/13/2021)
Federal CircuitAdministrative Order No. 2021-04: HSDs (1/13/2021)

U.S. District Courts

U.S. District CourtsCourt Orders & Info
Alabama NorthernGeneral Order 2021-001 (1/8/2021)
Alabama SouthernGeneral Order 21-1000-KD (1/11/2021)
Arkansas WesternGeneral Order 2021-01 (1/15/2021)
California CentralOrder re: HSDs (3/8/2021)
California NorthernNotice
ColoradoGeneral Order 2021-1 (1/14/2021)
ConnecticutGeneral Order: HSDs (2/10/2021)
District of ColumbiaStanding Order 21-2 (1/12/2021)
Florida MiddleAmended Case No. 3:21-mc-1-TJC: HSDs (2/10/2021)
 Case No. 3:21-mc-1-TJC (1/14/2021)
Georgia MiddleStanding Order 2021-01 (1/14/2021)
Georgia SouthernStanding Order MC 121-002: HSDs (1/21/2021)
Illinois CentralGeneral Order 21-01 re: HSDs (1/8/2021)
Illinois NorthernGeneral Order 21-0003: HSDs (1/10/2021)
Illinois SouthernAdministrative Order No. 286 (1/15/2021)
Indiana NorthernGeneral Order No. 2021-02 (1/14/2021)
Indiana SouthernGeneral Order No. 2021-01 (1/11/2021)
Iowa SouthernPublic Administrative Order No. 21-AO-1-P HSDs (2/5/2021)
KansasStanding Order 2021-1 (1/19/2021)
Kentucky EasternGeneral Order 21-01 (1/19/2021)
Kentucky WesternGeneral Order 2021-02 (1/8/2021)
Louisiana EasternGeneral Order 21-2 (1/19/2021)
Louisiana MiddleGeneral Order No. 2021-1: HSDs (1/21/2021)
Louisiana WesternNotice re: Filing HSD Procedures (1/8/2021)
Maine General Order 2021-1 (1/15/2021)
MarylandStanding Order Misc 00-308 (1/8/2021)
MassachusettsGeneral Order 20-21 (1/15/2021)
Michigan EasternAdministrative Order 21-AO-003: HSDs (2/10/2021)
Michigan WesternAdministrative Order 21-RL-001 (1/11/2021)
MinnesotaGeneral Order No. 2: HSDs (1/28/2021)
 General Order No. 1 (1/8/2021)
Mississippi NorthernGeneral Order on HSDs (1/15/2021)
Missouri EasternHSDs Order (1/14/2021)
Missouri WesternGeneral Order (1/14/2021)
MontanaStanding Order No. BMM-9 (1/12/2021)
NebraskaGeneral Order 2021-01 (1/13/2021)
NevadaNotice: HSD Procedures (1/15/2021)
New HampshireOrder 21-1 (1/12/2021)
New JerseyStanding Order 21-01: HSDs (1/26/2021)
New MexicoGeneral Order 21-MC-00004-06 (1/21/2021)
New York EasternAdministrative Order 2021-02: HSDs (2/3/2021)
New York NorthernGeneral Order 62 (1/19/2021)
New York SouthernStanding Order M10 468 (1/8/2021) 
New York WesternAmended General Order (1/20/2021) 
 General Order (1/11/2021) 
North Carolina EasternStanding Order 21-SO-2 (1/8/2021)
North Carolina MiddleStanding Order 18 (1/15/2021)
North Carolina WesternStanding Order No. 3:21 MC 5: HSDs (3/4/2021)
North DakotaStanding Order (2/16/2021)
Ohio NorthernGeneral Order No. 2021-01: HSDs (1/19/2021)
Ohio SouthernGeneral Order No. 21-03 (1/15/2021)
Oklahoma EasternGeneral Order No. 21-2 (1/20/2021)
Oklahoma NorthernGeneral Order 21-07 re:HSDs (2/19/2021)
 General Order 21-03 re: HSDs (1/26/2021)
Oklahoma Western General Order 21-2: HSDs (1/25/2021)
OregonStanding Order 2021-2: HSDs (1/19/2021)
Pennsylvania EasternStanding Order: HSDs (1/22/2021)
Pennsylvania MiddleStanding Order 2021-2: HSDs (1/15/2021)
Pennsylvania WesternAdministrative Order Misc. No. 21-50: HSDs (1/21/2021)
Puerto RicoGeneral Order Misc. No. 21- 056 (GAG): HSDs (2/10/2021)
Rhode IslandInterim General Order (1/13/2021)
South CarolinaStanding Order No. 2021-01 (1/19/2021)
South DakotaStanding Order 21-04: HSDs (2/10/2021)
Tennessee EasternGeneral Order NO. 2021-01 re: HSDs (3/5/2021)
Tennessee WesternAdministrative Order No. 2021-03: HSDs (1/22/2021)
Tennessee MiddleAdministrative Order No. 214 (1/15/2021)
Texas EasternGeneral Order 21-02 (1/19/2021)
Texas NorthernMiscellaneous Order No. 61-1 (1/15/2021)
Texas SouthernGeneral Order No. 2021-3 (1/19/2021)
Texas WesternOrder (1/13/2021)
UtahModified Filing Procedures re HSDs (1/8/2021)
VermontGeneral Order 95 (1/13/2021)
Virgin IslandsMiscellaneous Order No. 2021-12: HSDs (2/3/2021)
 Notice of National Breach of CM/ECF System (1/7/2021)
Virginia EasternStanding Order (1/15/2021)
Washington EasternUpdated Administrative Procedures: HSDs (1/19/2021)
West Virginia NorthernOrder Misc. No: 3:21-mc-6 (1/14/2021)
West Virginia SouthernGeneral Order Misc. 2:21-mc-00004 (1/13/2021)
Wisconsin EasternGeneral Order No. 21-4: HSDs (2/4/2021)
Wisconsin WesternAdministrative Order 375: HSDs (1/14/2021)
WyomingGeneral Order No. 2021-01 (1/25/2021)

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts

U.S. Bankruptcy CourtCourt Orders & Info
Alabama MiddleGeneral Order 2021-02: HSDs (1/29/2021)
Alabama NorthernAdmin. Order 21-01: HSDs (1/15/2021)
Alabama SouthernAdministrative Order No. 2021-2: HSDs (1/12/2021)
Arkansas Eastern & WesternGeneral Order No. 42: HSDs (1/19/2021)
Florida MiddleAdministrative Order FLMB-2021-1: HSDs (3/1/2021)
Florida NorthernAdministrative Order No. 21-002: HSDs (2/1/2021)
Florida SouthernAdministrative Order 2021-01: HSDs (1/19/2021)
Georgia NorthernGeneral Order 44-2021 (1/14/2021)
Georgia SouthernNotice re: HSDs (1/21/2021)
HawaiiNotice re: Filing HSDs (1/25/2021)
Illinois CentralGeneral Order re: HSDs (1/25/2021)
Indiana SouthernGeneral Order 21-0001: HSDs (1/12/2021)
Kentucky WesternGeneral Order 2021-1: HSDs (1/26/2021)
NebraskaModified Filing Procedures re HSDs (1/7/2021)
New JerseyStanding Order 21-01: HSDs (1/26/2021)
New York EasternAdministrative Order No. 217: HSDs (1/20/2021)
New York NorthernExtra Safeguards re: HSDs (1/19/2021)
New York SouthernGeneral Order M-558: HSDs (1/12/2021)
Ohio NorthernJudiciary Addresses Cybersecurity Breach (1/8/2021)
Ohio SouthernGeneral Order No. 49-1: HSDs (2/4/2021)
Pennsylvania MiddleSafeguards for Extra Sensitive Records: HSDs (1/7/2021)
Pennsylvania WesternStanding Order Misc. Proc. #21-201: HSDs (1/12/2021)
Tennessee EasternGeneral Order 21-01 re: HSDs (3/5/2021)
Texas SouthernStanding Order 2021-01: Sealed Documents (1/6/2021)
 General Order No. 2021-1 (1/6/2021)