Welcome to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Welcome to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Regarding Sealed Documents in the CM/ECF System
On September 28, 2025, Chief Judge CJ Williams entered an administrative order removing electronic
access to sealed documents. As set forth in the administrative order, sealed documents will continue
to be filed in the CM/ECF system under existing procedures. See Public Administrative Order No. 23-AO-0002-P.
However, because sealed documents that are filed in the CM/ECF system are no longer accessible or
viewable electronically, service of these documents cannot be accomplished through the CM/ECF system.
Therefore, parties must serve sealed documents by other appropriate means as provided by the Federal Rules of Procedure.
For more information, please see Public Administrative Order No. 25-AO-0002-P.
This is a restricted government website for official court business only. All activities
of CM/ECF subscribers or users of this system for any purpose, and all access attempts,
may be recorded and monitored by persons authorized by the federal judiciary for improper
use, protection of system security, performance of maintenance and for appropriate management
by the judiciary of its systems. By subscribing to CM/ECF, users expressly consent to system monitoring
and to official access to data reviewed and created by them on the system. If evidence of unlawful activity
is discovered, including unauthorized access attempts, it may be reported to law enforcement officials.