Christian Circuit Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

Anyone obtaining copies of juror questionnaires must keep them confidential and destroy them within a reasonable time after the litigation ends.

Any attorney or party obtaining copies of juror questionnaires must maintain them as confidential and destroy the copies within a reasonable time after the litigation is final.

CRITICAL

Jury questionnaires and their contents must remain confidential and may be disclosed only to the specified parties, attorneys, assisting personnel, and court officials.

Jury questionnaires, along with the information contained therein, shall remain confidential and shall not be disclosed to anyone except the parties, attorneys of record, persons employed by the attorney of record to aid in jury selection, and court officials.

CRITICAL

For filings containing personal identifiers, parties generally must file a redacted copy and an unredacted copy in a marked, sealed envelope, with access to the sealed copy restricted; filings in actions deemed confidential by statute need not be redacted.

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)(b) by filing one copy from which any personal data has been redacted and filing an unredacted copy in a marked and sealed envelope. The Clerk of the Court shall allow the unredacted sealed copy of the pleading, document, or exhibit containing personal identifiers to be accessed only by a party to the case, an attorney of record in the case, a Judge of the Court or other authorized court personnel, a duly authorized employee or agent of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services involved in child support matters attendant to the case, or a person authorized to view the copy by specific orders of the court. As used in this section, "personal identifier" means a Social Security number or tax- payer identification number, date of birth, or financial account number. 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 by KRS 199.570, KRS 610.340, KRS 625.045 and KRS 625.108.

CRITICAL

Discovery documents may be used with a motion or other matter before the Court, provided the attorney redacts private information in accordance with CR 7.03.

All or any portion of a discovery document may be used with any motion or with any other matter before the Court, provided that the attorney redacts private information in accordance with CR 7.03.

CRITICAL

Temporary Custody Orders granted under KRS 199.473(7) must be sealed and may not be opened for inspection by anyone other than the parties and their counsel.

Temporary Custody Orders granted pursuant to KRS 199.473(7) shall be SEALED, and not opened to inspection by persons other than the parties to such proceedings and their counsel.

WARNING

Copies are usually made available to attorneys of record, but the Court may further restrict the information in whole or in part in the interest of justice or for good cause.

Copies of juror questionnaires are usually made available to attorneys of record unless the Court determines in the interest of justice or good cause shown that the juror information shall further be restricted, in whole or in part.