Hocking County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

Filing parties must omit or, if inclusion is necessary, partially redact the listed personal, financial, proprietary, and trade-secret information from all pleadings, documents, and exhibits, unless the assigned judge orders otherwise.

(1) Filing parties must omit – or, where inclusion is necessary, partially redact – the following personal data identifiers from all pleadings, documents, and exhibits, whether filed electronically or on paper, unless the assigned judge orders otherwise: Social security numbers with the exception of the last four digits; State or federal tax identification numbers; Driver’s license numbers or state identification numbers; Minors’ names (initials followed by date of birth shall be used); Employer and employee identification numbers; Individual financial information; and Proprietary or trade-secret information.

CRITICAL

A party may file a document containing unredacted listed identifiers under seal only with leave of court and must move to seal; the judge may require a redacted public copy.

(2) With leave of the court, a party may file under seal a document containing the unredacted personal data identifiers listed above. (a) The party seeking to file an unredacted document must file a motion to file the document under seal. (b) In granting the motion or application to seal, the assigned judge may require the party to file a redacted copy for the public record.

CRITICAL

Social security numbers and other information that must be excluded from public records must be redacted under the court's rules and the Rules of Superintendence.

35.05 All social security numbers and other information that must be excluded from public records must be redacted in accordance with the rules of this court and the Rules of Superintendence.

CRITICAL

If a receiver’s report, motion, fee application, or other filing refers to trade secrets (such as a plan for operating an ongoing business, proposed sale prices, customer information, personnel matters, or other non-public information) or would necessarily reference attorney-client or work-product communications, then redacted documents may be filed in the public record and served upon all parties that have appeared. When that occurs, a complete un-redacted document should be submitted to the court for in camera review. Upon application by the receiver or any party, the court will re-examine the document and determine whether previously redacted information should be disclosed in the public case file or for attorney viewing only.

If a receiver’s report, motion, fee application, or other filing refers to trade secrets (such as a plan for operating an ongoing business, proposed sale prices, customer information, personnel matters, or other non-public information) or would necessarily reference attorney-client or work-product communications, then redacted documents may be filed in the public record and served upon all parties that have appeared. When that occurs, a complete un-redacted document should be submitted to the court for in camera review. Upon application by the receiver or any party, the court will re-examine the document and determine whether previously redacted information should be disclosed in the public case file or for attorney viewing only.

CRITICAL

Filers must omit or partially redact the listed personal data identifiers from filed materials unless the judge orders otherwise.

(1) Filing parties must omit – or, where inclusion is necessary, partially redact – the following personal data identifiers from all pleadings, documents, and exhibits, whether filed electronically or on paper, unless the assigned judge orders otherwise: Social security numbers with the exception of the last four digits; State or federal tax identification numbers; Driver’s license numbers or state identification numbers; Minors’ names (initials followed by date of birth shall be used); Employer and employee identification numbers; Individual financial information; and Proprietary or trade-secret information.

CRITICAL

A party may file an unredacted document containing listed personal identifiers under seal only with court leave.

(2) With leave of the court, a party may file under seal a document containing the unredacted personal data identifiers listed above.

CRITICAL

A party seeking to file an unredacted document must move to file it under seal.

(a) The party seeking to file an unredacted document must file a motion to file the document under seal.

WARNING

Upon motion and for good cause, the trial judge may order the judgment entry authorizing services sealed and maintained by the clerk with the other original papers in the criminal case.

(B) Upon motion and for good cause, the trial judge may order that the judgment entry authorizing the services be sealed and maintained by the clerk, along with all other original papers in the criminal case.

WARNING

The judge may require a redacted public copy when granting a request to seal.

(b) In granting the motion or application to seal, the assigned judge may require the party to file a redacted copy for the public record.