Rule 4 - Process and grounds for unsealing court records1.Scope. Court records that are sealed, whether or not pursuant to this rule, may be examined by the public only after entry of a court order allowing access to the record in accordance with this rule.2.Motion; service. A sealed court record in a civil case shall be unsealed only upon stipulation of all the parties, upon the court's own motion, or upon a motion filed by a named party or another person. A motion to unseal a court record must be served on all parties to the action in accordance with NRCP 5. If the movant cannot locate a party for service after making a good faith effort to do so, the movant may file an affidavit setting forth the efforts to locate the party and requesting that the court waive the service requirements of this rule. The court may waive the service requirement if it finds that further good faith efforts to locate the party are not likely to be successful.3.Hearing. Any party opposing the motion shall appear and show cause why the motion should not be granted. The responding party must show that compelling circumstances continue to exist or that other grounds provide a sufficient legal or factual basis for keeping the record sealed.4.Time limit. No motion may be made under this rule more than 5 years after a final judgment has been entered in an action or, if an appeal from a final judgment is taken, after issuance of the remittitur, whichever is later.Added effective 1/1/2008.