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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

In Re:                          )
                                )
CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE          )
CASES                           )
                                )

O R D E R

    WHEREAS, the Privacy Policy of the Judicial Conference
 
of the United States requires parties to redact Social
 
Security numbers, financial account numbers, names of minor

children, and dates of birth from records filed with the

court; and
 
    WHEREAS, the case caption and pleadings submitted in a

civil asset forfeiture action typically contain numerous

references to the prohibited personal identifiers, making

the redaction of every personal identifier a substantial

administrative burden that may unnecessarily delay the

resolution of the case.


    At Wilmington this 19th day of April, 2005,


IT IS ORDERED THAT:

 
    1.  Electronic filings in asset forfeiture actions

shall not be available to the general public by remote

Internet access.


    2.  Pleadings in civil asset forfeiture cases shall be

exempt from the Privacy Policy of the Judicial Conference of

the United States, may be filed in an unredacted form, and

shall be added to the public docket and made available in

electronic or paper format to anyone who personally appears

at the Clerk's Office.

                   Sue L. Robinson                  
CHIEF JUDGE                      

                   Joseph J. Farnan, Jr.            
JUDGE                            

                   Gregory M. Sleet                 
JUDGE                            

                   Kent A. Jordan                   
JUDGE                            


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