Florida 19 Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie) Sealing & Redaction Procedures
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Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats. This page is scoped to Florida 19 Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie); use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 10, 2026WARNING
Civil cases
Counsel should seek to seal private or sensitive information before it becomes part of the public record.
If necessary, counsel should invoke the process of sealing private or sensitive information before the record becomes available as a public record.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 10, 2026WARNING
Civil cases
Materials provided to the Court will remain in camera through the conclusion of the case and may be filed under seal for appellate review.
The materials provided to the Court will be maintained in camera until the conclusion of this case and may be filed under seal for purposes of appellate review.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 10, 2026WARNING
Civil cases
Materials provided to the Court will remain in camera through the conclusion of the case and may be filed under seal for appellate review.
The materials provided to the Court will be maintained in camera until the conclusion of this case and may be filed under seal for purposes of appellate review.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 10, 2026WARNING
Civil cases
If necessary, counsel should seek to seal private or sensitive information before it becomes publicly available in the court record.
If necessary, counsel should invoke the process of sealing private or sensitive information before the record becomes available as a public record.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 10, 2026WARNING
Civil cases
Materials provided to the Court will remain in camera until the case concludes and may be filed under seal for appellate review.
The materials provided to the Court will be maintained in camera until the conclusion of this case and may be filed under seal for purposes of appellate review.
We could not find this wording in the court's document. Open the source before relying on it.CRITICAL?
Civil cases
Consequently, I directed the parties to file, under seal, all their written responses to each other’s discovery requests by the following day.
Machine summary
The parties were directed to file all written responses to each other’s discovery requests under seal by the following day.
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Civil cases
For all documents submitted for in camera review pursuant to this Order, counsel for the party asserting the privileges raised shall send a cover letter to the Court’s chambers, enclosing documents for in camera inspection in a sealed envelope marked FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW/NOT TO BE FILED. The cover letter will advise the documents are being provided for an in camera inspection pursuant to this Court’s order. The documents shall be produced with bates stamps in the order set forth in the Notice of Request for In Camera Review. No argument or other information shall be included in the cover letter.
Summary: Counsel asserting privilege must send chambers the in camera documents in a sealed envelope with the specified marking, provide a cover letter stating the purpose, arrange documents in the notice’s Bates-stamp order, and include no argument or other information in the letter.
We could not find this wording in the court's document. Open the source before relying on it.CRITICAL?
Civil cases
Consequently, I directed the parties to file, under seal, all their written responses to each other’s discovery requests by the following day.
Machine summary
The parties were directed to file all written discovery responses to each other under seal.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?
Civil cases
For all documents submitted for in camera review pursuant to this Order, counsel for the party asserting the privileges raised shall send a cover letter to the Court’s chambers, enclosing documents for in camera inspection in a sealed envelope marked FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW/NOT TO BE FILED.
How does Florida 19 Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie) handle sealed or redacted filings?
Judge Michael D. Porter's rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Materials provided to the Court will remain in camera through the conclusion of the case and may be filed under seal for appellate review.
Judge William L. Roby's rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Materials provided to the Court will remain in camera until the case concludes and may be filed under seal for appellate review.
Judge Lillian B. Ewen's rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Counsel should seek to seal private or sensitive information before it becomes part of the public record.
6 more rules answer this question in the list above.
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