New York State Unified Court System
NYSCEF: Unrepresented Litigants

Un-redacted Documents

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.