Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Macomb County Sealing & Redaction Procedures

Unless required by statute, court rule, or administrative order, an individual’s full birthdate may not be included in an e-filing; when referenced, only the permitted redacted format may be used.

iii. Dates of Birth: Except as required by statute, court rule, or administrative order, an An individual’s full birthdate shall not be included in e-filings. Subject to the above limitation, if If an individual’s date of birth is otherwisemust be referenced in an e-filing, only the year may be used and the date specified in substantially the following format: XX/XX/1998.

Full financial account numbers may not be included in e-filings unless required by statute, court rule, or other authority; otherwise, only the last four digits in the stated format may be used.

iv. Financial Account Numbers: Full financial account numbers shall not be included in e-filings unless required by statute, court rule, or other authority. If a financial account number must be referenced in an e-filing, only the last four digits of these numbers may be used and the number specified in substantially the following format: XXXXX1234.

Under the applicable MCR and LAO, a party may obtain a court order to file a sealed paper reference list containing both complete and redacted personal data identifiers, and the list may be amended as of right.

ii. Pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable MCR and LAO, obtain a court order to file a traditional paper reference list under seal. The reference list shall contain the complete personal data identifiers and the redacted identifiers used in the e-filing. All references in the case to the redacted identifiers included in the reference list shall be construed to refer to the corresponding ===== PAGE 10 ===== complete personal data identifiers. The reference list must be filed under seal, and may be amended as of right.

Full driver’s license and state-issued personal identification card numbers should not be included in e-filings; when referenced, only the last four digits in the stated format should be used.

v. Driver’s License Numbers and State-Issued Personal Identification Card Numbers: A person’s full driver’s license number and state issued personal identification number shall not be included in e-filings. If an individual’s driver’s license number or state-issued personal identification card number must be referenced in an e-filing, only the last four digits of that number should be used and the number specified in substantially the following format: X-XXXXXX-XX1-234.

Except for a self-represented party, full home addresses may not be included in e-filings; when referenced, only the city and state should be used.

vi. Home Addresses: With the exception of a self-represented party, full home addresses shall not be included in e-filings. If an individual’s home address must be referenced in an e-filing, only the city and state should be used.

Parties should exercise caution when filing papers containing private or confidential information, including medical, employment, financial, insurance, proprietary, government-cooperation, and criminal-victim information.

c. Parties should exercise caution when filing papers that contain private or confidential information, including, but not limited to, the information covered above and listed below: i. Medical records, treatment and diagnosis; ii. Employment history; iii. Individual financial information; iv. Insurance information; v. Proprietary or trade secret information; vi. Information regarding an individual’s cooperation with the government; and, vii. Personal information regarding the victim of any criminal activity.

A party may file a motion under the MCR and LAO to submit a traditional paper version containing complete personal data identifiers under seal, and the court may require a public e-filing that omits the complete identifier.

i. Pursuant to and in accordance with the MCR and the LAO, file a motion to file a traditional paper version of the document under seal. The court, in granting the motion to file the document under seal, may still require that an e-filing that does not reveal the complete personal data identifier be filed for the public files; or,