On
December 1, 2007, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate,
Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure that implement the E-Government
Act of 2002 become effective. The amendment to Appellate Rule
25, and new Bankruptcy Rule 9037, Civil Rule 5.2, and Criminal
Rule 49.1 require that personal identification information be
redacted from documents filed with the court - individuals' Social
Security and taxpayer identification numbers, names of minor children,
financial account numbers, dates of birth, and, in criminal cases,
home addresses. A memorandum briefly describing the new privacy
rules, the text of the rules and committee notes, and additional
information contained in the excerpt reports of the Rules Committees
are posted below.
.
Memorandum Describing the Privacy Rules and
Judicial Conference Privacy Policy
. Text of Appellate Rule 25 and Committee
Note
. Text of Bankruptcy Rule 9037 and Committee
Note
. Text of Civil Rule 5.2 and Committee
Note
. Text of Criminal Rule 49.1 and Committee
Note
. Excerpt
Reports of Rules Committees
