Imperial Superior Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

Sealed records generally may be viewed only by parties and their attorneys of record and may not be copied without a contrary court order, unless the sealing order provides otherwise.

Sealed records may be viewed only by parties and their attorneys of record, unless the order sealing the records states otherwise. Sealed records may not be copied by persons authorized to view them, absent a court order to the contrary.

A minor's interview report must be filed in the case file and remain confidential except for disclosure to the parties and their attorneys.

subsequent report of the minor’s/minors’ interview shall be filed within the case file and shall be confidential except to the parties to the case and/or to their attorneys.

The Court disfavors confidentiality agreements and protective orders and will approve them only upon a particularized showing of a genuine trade secret or privilege, a cognizable interest, public-interest secrecy, and serious harm from disclosure.

It is the policy of the Court that confidentiality agreements and protective orders are disfavored and should be recognized and approved by the Court only when there is a genuine trade secret or privilege to be protected. Such agreements will not be recognized or approved by the Court absent a particularized showing (document by document) that secrecy is in the public interest, that the proponent has a cognizable interest in the material (e.g., the material contains trade secrets, privileged information, or is otherwise protected by law from disclosure), and that disclosure would cause serious harm.