Court Rules

7th Judicial Circuit Court, Scott County, Illinois Sealing & Redaction Procedures

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Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats.

CRITICAL

The mediating judge may record statements of agreement, must seal and exclusively retain those recordings after mediation, and may destroy them.

The mediating judge may electronically record those portions of a mediation in which any agreement of the parties is being stated or affirmed, but shall seal and exclusively retain any such recordings upon conclusion of mediation in any assigned case and may destroy any such recordings.

WARNING

Financial documents, bank records, and income-and-expense affidavits admitted as exhibits are impounded unless the court orders otherwise.

Any financial document, bank record or affidavit of income and expenses offered and received as an exhibit shall be considered impounded, unless the court orders otherwise.

Common questions about 7th Judicial Circuit Court, Scott County, Illinois sealing & redaction procedures

How does 7th Judicial Circuit Court, Scott County, Illinois handle sealed or redacted filings?

The mediating judge may record statements of agreement, must seal and exclusively retain those recordings after mediation, and may destroy them.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 22, section Judicial Mediation Program (Adopted Pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 905)

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