Kings Superior Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

Sealed documents must be filed and lodged conventionally rather than electronically.

A motion to file documents under seal must be filed electronically. Sealed documents must be filed and lodged conventionally.

Reports submitted to the court remain confidential, may be protected by court-ordered protective measures, and generally may not be disclosed to nonparties or their attorneys.

All reports to the court will remain confidential, and their duplication and dissemination may be subject to appropriate protective orders as determined by the court. In no event will any such report be shown to any individual not a party to the proceeding, or to their attorneys, except by order of the court.

Form FL-328 must appear as the first page of the child custody evaluation report and must remain confidential.

Custody Evaluation Report (form FL-328) shall be attached as the first page of the child custody evaluation report, and the report shall be filed into the court’s database at least ten (10) days before the hearing and shall remain CONFIDENTIAL.

Counsel and parties are solely responsible for redacting personal identifiers and privileged or confidential information; the clerk will not review filings for redaction compliance, and violations may result in sanctions.

The responsibility for redacting personal identifiers and privileged or confidential information rests solely with counsel and the parties. The clerk will not review each pleading or other paper for compliance. The court may impose sanctions for violation of these requirements.