Bullitt Circuit Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

The Commonwealth must submit material it believes privileged for in-camera review; material the court rules should not be disclosed must be excised, with the remaining material furnished to the defendant and the undisclosed portions sealed in the record for appellate review.

If the Commonwealth believes that any material under either paragraph 3 or 4 is privileged, it shall submit said materials to the court for an in- camera inspection and ruling as to discoverability. The attorney for the Commonwealth shall further advise defendant of submission of certain materials for in-camera inspection. In the event the court finds that all or portions of the questioned materials should not be disclosed to defendant, the court shall excise those materials to which defendant is not entitled and shall furnish defendant with the remaining material. Those portions of materials not provided to defendant shall be sealed and placed in the record for review in the event of an appeal.

CRITICALCivil cases

Except for the stated confidential-action exception, parties must file one copy with personal identifiers redacted when those identifiers are required by statute or appear in covered filed documents or exhibits.

However, except as set forth in Paragraph B below, where personal identifiers are required by statute or contained in other documents or exhibits filed with the Court pursuant to the above-stated Chapters, parties shall comply with CR 7.03(1) by filing one copy from which all personal identifiers have been redacted. As used in this section, "personal identifier" means a Social Security number, taxpayer identification number, date of birth or financial account number.

CRITICALCivil cases

File redacted copies with unredacted copies in a sealed envelope; restrict access as stated, with clerk access only to distribute court documents.

the party shall file redacted copies of any pleadings or other documents requiring such information, or of any pleadings or other documents otherwise necessitating such information for the purpose of distribution of any Orders or other documents filed by the Court, along with unredacted copies in a sealed envelope. The envelope shall be marked with an admonition stating that it may be opened only by the party filing said envelope or by any other participant in the case upon written permission of the filing party or by Order of this Court. The written permission must be signed and acknowledged before a notary or Deputy Circuit Court Clerk. As well, the Circuit Court Clerk or Deputy Circuit Court Clerk is permitted access to the sealed and unredacted copy for the sole purpose of distributing any Orders or other documents filed by the Court.

INFOCivil cases

Pleadings, documents, and exhibits in actions deemed confidential by statute need not be redacted, and access to those files is governed by statute.

B. Pleadings, documents or exhibits filed in actions deemed confidential by statute need not be redacted and any access to those files shall be governed according to statute.