Merced Superior Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

The filer must redact applicable personal identifiers and privileged or confidential information.

The filer is responsible for redacting any personal identifiers, privileged or confidential information when applicable.

As an alternative, medical records may be submitted with an application to seal in compliance with California Rules of Court, rule 2.551.

Submitting the medical records together with an application to seal in compliance with California Rules of Court, rule 2.551.

Medical records may be submitted by filing a redacted public copy together with an unredacted copy filed confidentially under California Rules of Court, rule 2.550(c).

Submitting a redacted copy of the records to be filed as a public record, together with a copy of the unredacted copy to be filed confidentially pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 2.550(c).

An electronically filed document is public when filed unless a specified exception, a sealing order under CRC 2.551(b), or confidential filing under law applies.

Except as provided in CRC 2.250-2.259 and 2.500-2.506, an electronically filed document is a public document at the time it is filed unless it is ordered sealed under CRC 2.551(b) or filed as a confidential document pursuant to law.

The clerk does not review electronically filed documents for compliance with redaction requirements.

The clerk will not review the documents for compliance.