Court Rules

Hamilton Municipal Court, Ohio Sealing & Redaction Procedures

1 rule from official source documents

Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats.

(L) The Court, on its own motion, or on the motion of a party, and for good cause shown, may elect to allow juror anonymity to be protected, by requiring that reference to the jurors be made by juror number, rather than name. If such a procedure is implemented, the court will file, under seal, the juror questionnaires with the names, along with a copy of the questionnaires and juror lists that have the names and such information redacted. If such a procedure is implemented, the redacted questionnaires will be provided to the parties for the purpose of voir dire and then collected back from the parties after the jury is selected.

(L) The Court, on its own motion, or on the motion of a party, and for good cause shown, may elect to allow juror anonymity to be protected, by requiring that reference to the jurors be made by juror number, rather than name. If such a procedure is implemented, the court will file, under seal, the juror questionnaires with the names, along with a copy of the questionnaires and juror lists that have the names and such information redacted. If such a procedure is implemented, the redacted questionnaires will be provided to the parties for the purpose of voir dire and then collected back from the parties after the jury is selected.

Common questions about Hamilton Municipal Court, Ohio sealing & redaction procedures

How does Hamilton Municipal Court, Ohio handle sealed or redacted filings?

(L) The Court, on its own motion, or on the motion of a party, and for good cause shown, may elect to allow juror anonymity to be protected, by requiring that reference to the jurors be made by juror number, rather than name. If such a procedure is implemented, the court will file, under seal, the juror questionnaires with the names, along with a copy of the questionnaires and juror lists that have the names and such information redacted.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 13, section (L)