Defiance Municipal Court, Ohio Sealing & Redaction Procedures
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Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats.
Social security numbers and other personal identifying information should be redacted before filing; attorneys and parties bear sole responsibility for redaction, and the Clerk will not check for it.
To protect legitimate personal privacy interest, social security numbers and other personal identifying information should be redacted from documents before the documents are filed. The responsibility for redacting personal identifying information rests solely with the attorneys and parties who present documents to the Clerk for filing. The Clerk will not review documents to confirm that personal identifying information has been redacted.
How does Defiance Municipal Court, Ohio handle sealed or redacted filings?
Social security numbers and other personal identifying information should be redacted before filing; attorneys and parties bear sole responsibility for redaction, and the Clerk will not check for it.
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