Marin Superior Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

The required supplemental financial materials must be lodged under seal in the specified proceedings.

In all proceedings where child or spousal support, attorney’s fees, or Family Code §271 sanctions are an issue, in addition to filing completed Income and Expense Declarations, each party is required to serve on the opposing party and lodge (under seal) the following additional financial information and documentation: copies of the party’s two most recent state and federal income tax returns and all K-1's for those years; documentation of all income of the filing party since the period covered by his/her most recent tax return (including W-2's, 1099's and K-1's); and copies of the two most recent federal income tax returns filed by any entity in which the party has or has had a 25% or greater interest within the past two years, together with statements of current income and expenses and current assets and liabilities of each such entity. A self-employed party shall provide their most recent annual business profit and loss or financial statement, together with current year to date profit and loss or financial statement for the business.

CRITICAL

The required supplemental financial materials must be lodged under seal in proceedings involving child or spousal support, attorney’s fees, or Family Code section 271 sanctions.

In all proceedings where child or spousal support, attorney’s fees, or Family Code §271 sanctions are an issue, in addition to filing completed Income and Expense Declarations, each party is required to serve on the opposing party and lodge (under seal) the following additional financial information and documentation:

CRITICAL

For parties filing documents under seal or conditionally under seal, all redacted portions of the public filings shall be highlighted on the documents filed or conditionally filed under seal for the Court’s ease of reference.

For parties filing documents under seal or conditionally under seal, all redacted portions of the public filings shall be highlighted on the documents filed or conditionally filed under seal for the Court’s ease of reference.

CRITICAL

The confidential records may be used only for court proceedings.

Such records are confidential and may not be used for purposes other than court proceedings.

CRITICAL

Unless otherwise required by law, parties and attorneys must omit or redact social security and financial account numbers from filed documents, except documents filed under seal.

California Rules of Court, rule 1.20, which is applicable to all documents filed in all civil and criminal proceedings unless otherwise required by law, provides that parties and their attorneys must not include, or must redact where inclusion is necessary, social security numbers and financial account numbers from any documents filed with the court other than under seal.

CRITICAL

A motion to file documents under seal must be filed and served electronically.

A motion to file documents under seal must be filed and served electronically.

CRITICAL

Redacted versions of lodged or sealed documents must be filed electronically at the same time as the corresponding documents.

Redacted versions of any lodged or sealed documents must be filed electronically at the same time.

CRITICAL

Electronically filed documents are public unless sealed or confidential, and parties must omit or redact personal data identifiers unless the document is confidential or filed under seal.

Except as provided in CRC 2.500 through 2.507, an electronically filed document is a public document at the time it is filed unless it is ordered sealed pursuant to CRC 2.550 – 2.551 or filed as a confidential document pursuant to law. Unless the document is confidential and/or will be filed under seal, to protect personal privacy, parties must refrain from including, or must redact where inclusion is necessary, the personal data identifiers from all documents, including exhibits, filed with the court under this Rule, such as social security numbers and financial account numbers. (CRC 1.201)

CRITICAL

Unless a document is confidential or will be filed under seal, parties must omit or, when necessary, redact personal data identifiers from documents filed with the Court.

Unless the document is confidential and/or will be filed under seal, to protect personal privacy, parties must refrain from including, or must redact where inclusion is necessary, the personal data identifiers from all documents, including exhibits, filed with the court under this Rule, such as social security numbers and financial account numbers.

CRITICAL

Parties and attorneys must omit or redact Social Security and financial account numbers from filed documents unless the documents are filed under seal.

California Rules of Court, rule 1.20, which is applicable to all documents filed in all civil and criminal proceedings unless otherwise required by law, provides that parties and their attorneys must not include, or must redact where inclusion is necessary, social security numbers and financial account numbers from any documents filed with the court other than under seal.

CRITICAL

The financial records are confidential and may be used only for court proceedings.

Such records are confidential and may not be used for purposes other than court proceedings.

CRITICAL

Redacted versions of lodged or sealed documents must be filed electronically at the same time as the corresponding documents.

Redacted versions of any lodged or sealed documents must be filed electronically at the same time.

CRITICALCivil cases

Redacted portions of public filings must be highlighted on the corresponding documents filed under seal or conditionally under seal.

For parties filing documents under seal or conditionally under seal, all redacted portions of the public filings shall be highlighted on the documents filed or conditionally filed under seal for the Court’s ease of reference.

WARNING

Sealed materials may be returned to the submitting party upon request after the hearing unless the Court orders retention, and otherwise will be destroyed within a reasonable time unless return is requested.

All materials lodged under seal pursuant to this Rule may be returned upon request to the party submitting same at the conclusion of the hearing unless ordered to be retained by the Court. Such records are confidential and may not be used for purposes other than court proceedings. Such materials will be destroyed by the Court within a reasonable time after the hearing unless the submitting party requests their return.

WARNING

Except as provided by the cited rules, an electronically filed document is public when filed unless it is ordered sealed or filed as confidential under law.

Except as provided in CRC 2.500 through 2.507, an electronically filed document is a public document at the time it is filed unless it is ordered sealed pursuant to CRC 2.550 – 2.551 or filed as a confidential document pursuant to law.

WARNING

At the conclusion of the hearing, materials lodged under seal may be returned to the submitting party upon request unless the Court orders that they be retained.

All materials lodged under seal pursuant to this Rule may be returned upon request to the party submitting same at the conclusion of the hearing unless ordered to be retained by the Court.