LINGS UNDER SEAL IN CIVIL AND MISCELLANEOUS CASES 1. Sealing/Redactions Not Requiring Court Approval. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 describes sensitive information that must be redacted from public court filings without seeking prior permission from the Court. Such sensitive information includes: Social Security numbers; names of minor children; dates of birth; and financial account numbers. Other information that should be treated with caution and may warrant a motion for approval of sealed or redacted filing includes: personal identifying numbers (PIN numbers); medical records, treatment and diagnosis; employment history; individual financial information; proprietary or trade secret information; home addresses; and information regarding an individual’s cooperation with the government. Sensitive information and information requiring caution must not be included in any document filed with the Court unless such inclusion is necessary and relevant to the case. If such information must be included, personal identifiers must be partially redacted in accordance with the above-cited rules and policies in order to protect any privacy interest.

d. MOTION RULES AND PROCEDURES Discovery Disputes Discovery disputes shall be raised with the Court by motion filed electronically. The motion shall not exceed four (4) pages in length, including affidavits and declarations, but exclusive of exhibits. In addition, counsel filing such motions electronically shall send a letter to the Court stating that such a motion has been filed electronically. The party opposing the relief sought may respond within two (2) business days electronically, briefly describing why the relief sought should not be granted. • * * Counsel should be prepared to discuss with the Court the matters raised by such letters or motions, as the case may be, as the Court may seek to resolve discovery disputes quickly, often by telephone conference call and sometimes in advance of receiving answering papers. Discovery disputes should be raised with the Court promptly once it is clear that the issues cannot be resolved by agreement. Return Dates and Special Filing Rules All motions, unless brought on by an Order to Show Cause, should be made without a return date. Two (2) courtesy copies for the use of Chambers should be delivered to the court security officers at the Worth Street entrance, 200 Worth Street (at the time the originals are filed). Orders to Show Cause and TROs Unless otherwise ordered in a specific case, all applications for orders to show cause and temporary restraining orders first shall be brought to the Orders and Appeals Clerk for approval and then to Chambers. Applications for temporary restraining orders will be entertained onlyafter notice to the adversary absent a persuasive showing that the giving of notice itself is likely to result in immediate and irreparable injury. Briefs and Motion Papers Citations to United States Supreme Court cases shall contain citations to the official reports and parallel cites to the Supreme Court Reporter, respectively. Citations to unreported cases not available on WESTLAW should be accompanied by a copy of the case cited. 3 Memoranda of law in support of or in opposition to motions may not exceed thirty-five (35) pages, double spaced, in length and, if in excess of ten (10) pages, should contain tables of contents and authorities. Reply memoranda may not exceed ten (10) pages, double spaced, in length. All exhibits to memoranda and other papers should be tabbed and indexed. A copy of the complaint should accompany the moving papers. Requests to file memoranda exceeding the page limits set forth herein must be made five (5) days prior to the due date except with respect to reply briefs, in which case the time is the day prior to the due date. Answering and reply papers, if any, are to be served within the time specified in S.D.N.Y. Civ. R. 6.1. After answering papers are received, the Court will notify counsel of the time and place for oral argument if the Court regards oral argument as likely to be helpful. The Court will have reviewed the papers prior to argument. Reports, R