Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Sealing & Redaction Procedures
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Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats. This page is scoped to Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, General Division; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
A sealed case must be marked sealed and removed from public access, and its physical file must be secured in a sealed envelope in a locked location.
Upon an order to seal a case, the case shall be marked sealed in the case management system and removed from public access. Clerk of Courts staff shall secure the physical file in a sealed envelope and store it in a locked location.
An expunged case must be marked expunged in the case management system, causing all records to be deleted, and the physical file must be removed from storage and destroyed.
Upon an expungement order, the case shall be marked expunged in the case management system, which shall delete all records from the system. Clerk of Courts staff shall remove the physical file from storage and destroy it.
How does Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, General Division handle sealed or redacted filings?
Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, General Division rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. A sealed case must be marked sealed and removed from public access, and its physical file must be secured in a sealed envelope in a locked location.
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