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4.7 Motions to Restrict Personally Identifiable Information

FRBP 9037
LBR 9037-1
TNMB Website – ECF Filing Motions to Restrict Access to Documents

In this Court, Motions to Restrict Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) are governed by LBR 9037-1, Privacy Protection for Filings; Redaction; Protective Orders. The Court requires motions seeking redaction of PII be filed using the miscellaneous proceeding option in CM/ECF. A new miscellaneous proceeding must be initiated under the Adversary Proceeding CM/ECF case opening event to file a motion requesting redaction /restriction of PII.
The offending document is restricted (or sealed) upon the filing and processing of the motion by the Clerk’s office. The Court will not order the Clerk’s office to redact portions of documents. In accordance with the local rule, the movant must attach a redacted document for filing by the Clerk. The movant is in the best position to identify the location of the disclosed PII in a document, especially in a filing containing numerous pages and attachments.

4.7.1 Procedures for Filing Motions to Restrict Personally Identifiable Information
• Step-by-step instructions for filing Motions to Restrict Personally Identifiable Information are found on the TNMB website > Home screen > CM/ECF Information > Instructions for Specific ECF Filing Events > Filing Motions to Restrict Access to Documents (PDF).
• Please note, choose the office location of case assignment (Nashville-3, Cookeville-2, Columbia-1). The office location is directly tied to the division of a case filing. Keep the case filing division consistent with the location/division of the miscellaneous proceeding. DO NOT use this drop-down screen as an opportunity to change the location of a hearing on the motion if there are any objections. You may file a motion in the miscellaneous proceeding to change hearing location later should an objection or any opposition to the motion be filed.
• Remember to enter the appropriate case number(s) (or adversary proceeding number(s)) where the offending documents have been filed so the case or proceeding may be related to the CM/ECF restriction event.