In Re: The Rules of Civil Procedure
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Serial: 198099 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI No. 89-R-99001-SCT IN RE: THE RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE ORDER This matter is before the en banc Court on the Court’s own motion. After due consideration, we find that amending the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure to include Rule 5.1, as set forth in Exhibit “A,” will promote the fair and efficient administration of justice. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure are amended to include Rule 5.1, as set forth in Exhibit “A.” The amendment is effective upon the entry of this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall spread this order upon the minutes of the Court and shall forward a certified copy to West Publishing Company for publication in the advance sheets of Southern Reporter, Third Series (Mississippi Edition), and in the next edition of Mississippi Rules of Court. SO ORDERED, this the 28th day of April, 2015. /s/ Jess H. Dickinson JESS H. DICKINSON, PRESIDING JUSTICE FOR THE COURT ALL JUSTICES AGREE. EXHIBIT “A” RULE 5.1. PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR FILINGS MADE WITH THE COURT (a) Redacted Filings. Unless the court orders otherwise, in an electronic or paper filing with the court that contains an individual’s social-security number, taxpayer-identification number, or birth date, the name of an individual known to be a minor, or a financial-account number, a party or nonparty making the filing may include only: (1) the last four digits of the social-security number and taxpayer-identification number; (2) the year of the individual’s birth; (3) the minor’s initials; and (4) the last four digits of the financial-account number. (b) Exemptions from the Redaction Requirement. The redaction requirement does not apply to the following: (1) a financial-account number that identifies the property allegedly subject to forfeiture in a forfeiture proceeding; (2) the record of an administrative or agency proceeding; and (3) the record of a court or tribunal, if that record was not subject to the redaction requirement when originally filed. (c) Filings Made Under Seal. The court may order that a filing be made under seal without redaction. The court may later unseal the filing or order the person who made the filing to file a redacted version for the public record. (d) Protective Orders. For good cause, the court may by order in a case: (1) require redaction of additional information; or (2) limit or prohibit a nonparty’s remote electronic access to a document filed with the court. (e) Option for Additional Unredacted Filing Under Seal. A person making a redacted filing may also file an unredacted copy under seal. The court must retain the unredacted copy as part of the record. (f) Option for Filing a Reference List. A filing that contains redacted information may be filed together with a reference list that identifies each item of redacted information and specifies an appropriate identifier that uniquely corresponds to each item listed. The list must be filed under seal and may be 2 amended as of right. Any reference in the case to a listed identifier will be construed to refer to the corresponding item of information. (g) Waiver of Protection of Identifiers. A person waives the protection of Rule 5.1(a) as to the person’s own information by filing it without redaction and not under seal. 3
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