An un-redacted document is a paper that contains Confidential Personal Information
(CPI) that is not supposed to be submitted to the court under Court Rule 22 NYCRR §202.5(e), like a social security
number, bank account number or birth date. See Redaction.
When the redaction rules apply to your court case, there are some exceptions explained below that allow you to e-file
un-redacted documents.
There are check box screens in NYSCEF to tell the court if your documents are un-redacted. If you are confused, visit a Court
Help Center or contact the e-filing
Resource Center.
Asking to File Un-redacted Documents
The Redaction Rules NYCRR §202.5(e)(3)
allow you to ask the court for permission to file un-redacted documents. If you think that the judge will not be able to make
a fair decision in the case without the CPI, you can ask the court for permission to submit un-redacted documents by filing an
Order to Show Cause. Filing papers
asking the court to allow you to do this is called seeking a remedy. In NYSCEF check the box that says your document contains
Confidential Personal Information that is un-redacted and seeks a remedy under 22 NYCRR §202.5(e)(2) or (3).
Court Order Allows Submission
If you already asked the court for permission to file un-redacted documents and you have a court order that gives you permission,
you can upload the un-redacted document. Note: this can only be done if NYSCEF has a record of the court order which was previously
uploaded by the court telling you to file un-redacted documents.
If you have a court order, check the box that says you want to attach an un-redacted version of a document to a redacted version
that you previously filed pursuant to 22 NYCRR §202.5(e) or 22 NYCRR §206.5(e). You need to know the date of the order.