Allen County Courts, Indiana Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICALCriminal cases

The Jury Administration Office shall provide counsel with a copy of Juror Qualification Questionnaires, with the names and addresses redacted, no earlier than two (2) weeks in advance of trial.

The Jury Administration Office shall provide counsel with a copy of Juror Qualification Questionnaires, with the names and addresses redacted, no earlier than two (2) weeks in advance of trial.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The subpanel list and Juror Qualification Questionnaires may not be photocopied or duplicated without Court authorization.

No photocopies or duplicates shall be made without Court authorization.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The Jury Administration Office has exclusive access to juror information and may disseminate it upon request only when authorized by the rule.

The Jury Administration Office shall have exclusive access to juror information and disseminate juror information to parties, attorneys, and the public upon request when authorized to do so by thisrule.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The subpanel list and Juror Qualification Questionnaires must be returned to the Court when jury selection is complete.

The subpanel list and Juror Qualification Questionnaires shall be returned to the Court at the completion of the jury selection process.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The compiled master list of juror names is publicly examinable, but other information in the list must remain confidential.

Once compiled, the master list of names is open to the public for examination as a public record. However, all other information other than the names contained in the master list shall remain confidential.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Search warrant proceedings must be closed, confidential, and sealed.

Proceedings shall be closed, confidential and sealed.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Juror or prospective-juror personal information not disclosed in open court must remain confidential, except for use by the parties or their counsel, and the Court must maintain its confidentiality.

Personal information of a juror or prospective juror not disclosed in open court shall be confidential, other than for use by the parties or their counsel. The Court shall maintain confidentiality of juror personal information consistent with the constitutional and statutory rights of the parties.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Documents containing confidential information must be filed in both Public Access and Non-Public Access versions.

The filing of documents containing confidential information is subject to the requirements of the Indiana Rules on Access to Court Records, and such other rules as promulgated by the Supreme Court. Confidential information includes, but is not limited to, medical records, medical bills, complete social security numbers, and complete account numbers for financial records such as bank accounts. Attorneys and unrepresented parties are required to file a Public Access Version and Non-Public Access Version of documents containing confidential information.

CRITICALCriminal cases

On either party’s motion, the Court may withhold juror names and addresses only after making findings of a strong need for jury protection and taking reasonable precautions to protect the parties’ rights; information withheld from one party must be withheld from all parties.

Consistent with Indiana case law regarding anonymous juries, the Court may, upon the motion of either party, withhold juror names and addresses from parties and counsel only if the Court 1) enters findings to support a conclusion that there is a strong reason to believe the jury needs protection, and 2) takes reasonable precautions to minimize any prejudicial effects on the parties and to ensure that their fundamental rights are protected. If the Court withholds juror information from one party under this “Anonymous Juries” subsection, the information shall be withheld from all parties.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Counsel may receive the complete subpanel list and unredacted questionnaires no earlier than trial day, but a request for unredacted questionnaires must be made at least seven days before trial or be denied.

Upon a timely request, the Jury Administration Office shall provide counsel with a complete subpanel list and unredacted Juror Qualification Questionnaires no earlier than the day of trial. The request for unredacted Juror Qualification Questionnaires shall be denied unless the request is made not fewer than seven (7) days prior to the commencement of the trial.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Completed jury questionnaires are confidential; only an attorney of record may remove them with a proper receipt for up to 24 hours for inspection and copying.

Such completed jury questionnaires are confidential and may only be removed from the files of the clerk or court by an attorney of record giving a proper receipt for a period of twenty-four (24) hours for inspection and copying the same.