28 U.S.C. § 457 : US Code - Section 457: Records; obsolete papers

Search 28 U.S.C. § 457 : US Code - Section 457: Records; obsolete papers

The records of district courts and of courts of appeals shall be
kept at one or more of the places where court is held. Such places
shall be designated by the respective courts except when otherwise
directed by the judicial council of the circuit.
Papers of any court established by Act of Congress which have
become obsolete and are no longer necessary or useful, may be
disposed of with the approval of the court concerned in the manner
provided by sections 366-380 of Title 44 and in accordance with the
rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States.