“Highly Sensitive” Documents May Be Filed Offline

In the wake of a large-data breach of the federal courts case management system, the Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court entered General Order 2021-02 (available here). The order provides for offline filing of “highly sensitive documents”— documents “containing classified information relating to matters of national security, foreign sovereign interests, or cybersecurity; disclosing protected intellectual property or trade secrets; or involving the reputational interests of the United States.” To file such a document, a party must first electronically file a motion to treat the document as a highly sensitive document, deliver the document to Court, and await an order granting the motion. A party (or the Court on its own motion) may also move to remove highly sensitive information from CM/ECF.