Los Angeles Superior Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

Unredacted versions of confidential filings submitted on eCourt must be emailed to the department resource account with a cc to all counsel/parties, except that copying the opposing party is not required for Certificates of Merit or confidential MSC statements.

Any confidential filings (including documents filed under a protective order and documents lodged conditionally) submitted on eCourt must have their unredacted versions emailed to the department resource account at smcdept506@lacourt.ca.gov with a cc to all Counsel/parties involved. However, copying the opposing party is not required for confidential documents related to Certificates of Merit or confidential Mandatory Settlement Conference (MSC) statements.

WARNINGCivil cases

Unredacted versions of documents filed with the Court must be emailed directly to WCC-Dept1@lacourt.org.

For unredacted copies of documents filed with the Court, please email them directly to WCC-Dept1@lacourt.org.

WARNINGCivil cases

Tangible items and non-document Information must be marked 'Confidential' or 'Highly Confidential' on the exterior of their containers, with specific protected portions identified where practicable.

For Information produced in some form other than Documents, and for any other tangible items, including, without limitation, compact discs or DVDs, the Designating Party must affix in a prominent place on the exterior of the container or containers in which the Information or item is stored the legend “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential.” If only portions of the Information or item warrant protection, the Designating Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” portions.

WARNINGCivil cases

Redaction of produced medical records is triggered when the records are privileged or not subject to disclosure based on privacy objections or privilege under California law.

Upon review, should plaintiff determine in good faith that any part of the records are not subject to disclosure and/or are privileged based upon privacy objections or then-existing privilege under California law, plaintiff shall serve a Notice of Redacted Records to all parties via FSX, and to Vendor via email.

WARNINGCivil cases

Existing confidentiality designations remain in effect pending the Court's resolution of the Designation Motion.

Pending a resolution of the Designation Motion by the Court, any and all existing designations on the Documents, Testimony, or Information at issue in such Motion shall

WARNINGCivil cases

Testimony designated for protection before the deposition concludes may have more specific protected portions identified within 30 days after receipt of the deposition transcript.

“Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” (before the deposition is concluded) with the right to identify more specific portions of the Testimony as to which protection is sought within 30 days following receipt of the deposition transcript.

WARNINGCivil cases

Each non-lawyer given access to Confidential Materials must first be advised that the materials are disclosed under, and subject to, the Protective Order and may not be disclosed other than pursuant to its terms.

Provided, however, that each non-lawyer given access to Confidential Materials shall be advised that such materials are being Disclosed pursuant to, and are subject to, the terms of this Stipulation and Protective Order and that they may not be Disclosed other than pursuant to its terms;

WARNINGCivil cases

Deposition or non-trial hearing witnesses without prior access to Confidential Materials may receive them only after being advised that the materials are governed by the Protective Order and may not be disclosed outside its terms.

any deposition or non-trial hearing witness in the Proceeding who previously did not have access to the Confidential Materials; provided, however, that each such witness given access to Confidential Materials shall be advised that such materials are being Disclosed pursuant to, and are subject to, the terms of this Protective Order and that they may not be Disclosed other than pursuant to its terms;

WARNINGCivil cases

The Designating Party bears the burden of proving that its "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential" designation applies in any Designation Motion.

The Designating Party shall have the burden on any Designation Motion of establishing the applicability of its “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” designation.

WARNING

For unredacted copies of documents filed with the Court, please email them directly to WCC-Dept6@lacourt.org, or deliver a flash drive to the Courtroom Assistant or Judicial Assistant.

For unredacted copies of documents filed with the Court, please email them directly to WCC-Dept6@lacourt.org, or deliver a flash drive to the Courtroom Assistant or Judicial Assistant.

WARNINGCivil cases

Confidential documents submitted with discovery motions are exempt from California Rules of Court 2.550 and 2.551 and instead follow this court's own procedure.

Confidential documents submitted in connection with discovery motions are not governed by Rules 2.550 and 2.551.

WARNING

A private interest in sealing must generally involve more than a confidentiality agreement between the parties to outweigh the public interest in open court files.

In the Court's view, the private interest for sealing a document must generally involve something more than a confidentiality agreement between the parties to outweigh the public interest in open court files.

WARNINGCivil cases

A party seeking protection for produced discovery information must serve and file a proposed protective order within 5 days of the order and meet and confer on its language, with the standard LASC Protective Order applying by default.

If a party believes any of this information should be subject to a protective order, that party shall serve and file a proposed protective order within 5 days of this order and the parties shall meet and confer as to agreeable language for the same. The default will be the standard Protective Order provided by the LASC in its website.

INFOCivil cases

Inadvertent production of material without a confidentiality designation does not waive claims that the material is 'Confidential' or 'Highly Confidential.'

The inadvertent production by any of the undersigned Parties or non- Parties to the Proceedings of any Document, Testimony, or Information during discovery in this Proceeding without a “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” designation, shall be without prejudice to any claim that such item is “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” and such Party shall not be held to have waived any rights by such inadvertent production.

INFOCivil cases

The inadvertent production procedure does not apply to material protected by attorney-client or work product privileges.

This provision is not intended to apply to any inadvertent production of any Document, Testimony, or Information protected by attorney-client or work product privileges.

CRITICAL

Motion to seal must be e-filed and comply with CRC 2.550-2.551.

Application or Motion. The actual application or motion to submit documents under seal must be electronically filed and comply with Cal. Rules of Court (“CRC”), Rules 2.550-2.551.

CRITICALCivil cases

Materials in support of a motion filed under seal must comply with California Rules of Court Rule 2.551 et seq.

If counsel wishes to submit any materials in support of a motion under seal, counsel must strictly comply with California Rules of Court Rule 2.551 et. seq.

CRITICAL

Motion support materials submitted under seal must comply with California Rules of Court Rule 2.551 et seq.

If counsel wishes to submit any materials in support of a motion under seal, counsel must strictly comply with California Rules of Court Rule 2.551 et. seq.