11 U.S.C. § 107 : US Code - Section 107: Public access to papers

Search 11 U.S.C. § 107 : US Code - Section 107: Public access to papers

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section
and subject to section 112, a paper filed in a case under this
title and the dockets of a bankruptcy court are public records and
open to examination by an entity at reasonable times without
charge.
(b) On request of a party in interest, the bankruptcy court
shall, and on the bankruptcy court's own motion, the bankruptcy
court may -
(1) protect an entity with respect to a trade secret or
confidential research, development, or commercial information; or
(2) protect a person with respect to scandalous or defamatory
matter contained in a paper filed in a case under this title.
(c)(1) The bankruptcy court, for cause, may protect an
individual, with respect to the following types of information to
the extent the court finds that disclosure of such information
would create undue risk of identity theft or other unlawful injury
to the individual or the individual's property:
(A) Any means of identification (as defined in section 1028(d)
of title 18) contained in a paper filed, or to be filed, in a
case under this title.
(B) Other information contained in a paper described in
subparagraph (A).
(2) Upon ex parte application demonstrating cause, the court
shall provide access to information protected pursuant to paragraph
(1) to an entity acting pursuant to the police or regulatory power
of a domestic governmental unit.
(3) The United States trustee, bankruptcy administrator, trustee,
and any auditor serving under section 586(f) of title 28 -
(A) shall have full access to all information contained in any
paper filed or submitted in a case under this title; and
(B) shall not disclose information specifically protected by
the court under this title.