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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
District of Minnesota

Richard D. Sletten, Clerk Wendy S. Osterberg, Chief Deputy Clerk Warren E. Burger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse 316 North Robert Street Suite 100 St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 848-1100 U.S. Courthouse 300 South Fourth Street Suite 202 Minneapolis, MN 55415 (612) 664-5000 Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse and Customhouse 515 West First Street Suite 417 Duluth, MN 55802 (218) 529-3500 U.S. Courthouse 118 South Mill Street Suite 212 Fergus Falls, MN 56537 (218) 739-5758

CLERK'S NOTICE IN RE: PROTECTIVE ORDER

A Protective/Confidentiality Order has been entered in this action. You must comply with the guidelines set forth below when filing confidential original documents with the Clerk of U.S. District Court. Failure to do so may result in documents NOT getting filed under seal.

Guidelines for Submission of Sealed Documents:
A. Complete e-file entries in ECF for all documents using the "Notice of Conventional Filing" form (available on the FORMS page of our website at www.mnd.uscourts.gov) as a placeholder for any documents filed under seal. File ORIGINALS with the Clerk. Copies are for the Judge or Magistrate Judge. Each ORIGINAL document is to be sealed (closed, fastened, taped, or otherwise secured) in a separate envelope of comparable size no larger than 9 x 12.
LR 5.1: All pleadings, motions, and other papers presented for filing shall be on 8 1/2 x 11 inch white paper...flat and unfolded. This rule does not apply to: (1) exhibits submitted for filing; and, (2) documents filed in removed actions prior to removal from the state courts.

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EACH original document MUST be in a separate envelope, and the front of EACH envelope must include the following information: · Action/case number · Brief action/case title · Party, name, and complete title of document (i.e. Deft. Johnson's Motion for Dismissal). Note: Motions, affidavits and memoranda are each considered a separate document. · The word "SEALED" or "CONFIDENTIAL" Copies MUST be together as a separate set in an envelope addressed to the Judge or Magistrate Judge.

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Form Modified 10/08/08