23rd Judicial Circuit Court, DeKalb County, Illinois Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

The document sought to be filed under seal must not be attached to the motion for leave.

The document in question shall not be attached to the motion as an attachment.

CRITICAL

The filing party or counsel must ensure that electronically filed documents do not disclose impounded or sealed information or specified personal identity information.

It is the responsibility of the filing party or counsel to insure that documents filed electronically do not disclose previously or statutorily impounded or sealed information or personal identity information defined in Supreme Court Rules 15 and 138.

CRITICAL

Parties and their counsel shall refrain from including, or shall redact where inclusion is necessary, the personal identity information referenced in Supreme Court Rules 15 and 138.

Parties and their counsel shall refrain from including, or shall redact where inclusion is necessary, the personal identity information referenced in Supreme Court Rules 15 and 138.

CRITICALCivil cases

A written Guardian ad Litem report must be impounded by the Circuit Clerk and kept unavailable for public viewing.

If the Guardian ad Litem submits a written report, it shall be impounded by the Circuit Clerk and shall not be open to viewing by the public.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Pretrial Service Reports must remain impounded until further order of the Court.

All Pretrial Service Reports shall be impounded and shall remain impounded until further Order of this Court.

CRITICAL

A written Guardian ad Litem report must be impounded by the Circuit Clerk and kept from public viewing.

If the Guardian ad Litem submits a written report, it shall be impounded by the Circuit Clerk and shall not be open to viewing by the public.

CRITICAL

A party seeking to file a document under seal without a prior court order must electronically file a motion for leave to file under seal.

A party who has a legal basis for filing a document under seal without prior court order must electronically file a motion for leave to file under seal.

CRITICAL

The filing party or counsel must ensure electronically filed documents do not disclose impounded, sealed, or specified personal identity information.

It is the responsibility of the filing party or counsel to ensure that documents filed electronically do not disclose previously or statutorily impounded or sealed information or personal identity information defined in Supreme Court Rules 15 and 138.

CRITICAL

A written Guardian ad Litem report must be impounded by the Circuit Clerk and kept from public viewing.

If the Guardian ad Litem submits a written report, it shall be impounded by the Circuit Clerk and shall not be open to viewing by the public.

CRITICAL

Parties and counsel must omit or, when necessary, redact the specified personal identity information and comply with Supreme Court Rules 15 and 138.

Parties and their counsel shall refrain from including, or shall redact where inclusion is necessary, the personal identity information referenced in Supreme Court Rules 15 and 138. The filing of all documents shall be in accordance with Supreme Court Rules 15 and 138.

CRITICAL

The filing party or counsel must ensure that electronically filed documents do not disclose impounded or sealed information or personal identity information covered by Supreme Court Rules 15 and 138.

It is the responsibility of the filing party or counsel to insure that documents filed electronically do not disclose previously or statutorily impounded or sealed information or personal identity information defined in Supreme Court Rules 15 and 138.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Grand Jury subpoena documents must remain impounded by court order, but the State's Attorney may review them on behalf of the Grand Jury without seeking leave of Court.

Pursuant to 725 ILCS 112-6 (Secrecy of Proceedings), these items shall remain impounded by Order of Court. The State's Attorney shall be allowed access to review these impounded Grand Jury subpoena documents on behalf of the Grand Jury without seeking leave of Court.

CRITICAL

A party with a legal basis to file under seal without a prior court order must electronically file a motion for leave to file under seal.

A party who has a legal basis for filing a document under seal without prior court order must electronically file a motion for leave to file under seal.

CRITICAL

Parties and counsel must omit personal identity information covered by Supreme Court Rules 15 and 138 or redact it when inclusion is necessary.

Parties and their counsel shall refrain from including, or shall redact where inclusion is necessary, the personal identity information referenced in Supreme Court Rules 15 and 138. The filing of all documents shall be in accordance with Supreme Court Rules 15 and 138.

WARNING

Judge’s notes that are preserved must be stored in a sealed envelope marked “Judicial Notes - Impounded Documents” and bearing the requesting judge’s name.

A Judge's notes shall be placed in an envelope, which shall be sealed and marked "Judicial Notes - Impounded Documents" together with the name of the judge requesting the notes be preserved and stored.

INFO

Judge’s notes must not be filed of record and, if preserved, must be sealed in an envelope marked “Judicial Notes - Impounded Documents” with the requesting judge’s name.

These notes are the property of the Judge and shall not be filed of record by the Clerk. A Judge’s notes shall be placed in an envelope, which shall be sealed and marked “Judicial Notes - Impounded Documents” together with the name of the judge requesting the notes be preserved and stored.