Marion County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

Before filing, filers must omit or redact personal identifying information, including the listed identifiers and information that may identify a victim; the last four Social Security digits may be used.

A. When submitting any document for filing with the Clerk, the Filer shall omit or redact any personal identifying information from the document before submitting a document for filing. Personal identifying information includes but is not limited to: 1. Full social security numbers (a Filer may use the last four digits) 2. Full bank or similar account numbers 3. State or federal tax identification numbers 4. Driver’s license numbers or state identification numbers 5. Employer and employee identification numbers 6. Individual financial information 7. Proprietary or trade-secret information 8. The name of any Victim, other than initials as set forth in Rule 108, and any other information that may identify a Victim.

CRITICAL

Personal identifying information must be redacted as detailed in Rule 110, subject to the stated impracticability exceptions.

Has personal identifying information redacted as detailed in Rule 110. B. To the extent impracticable, the mechanical requirements of this rule shall not apply to attachments or exhibits to any filing; depositions or similar transcripts; forms approved by the Ohio Supreme Court or this Court, such as Financial Disclosure Forms; and any other Document for which the Filer cannot comply with these mechanical requirements.

CRITICAL

Counsel may review jury questionnaires with a client, but may not give the client a copy and must otherwise keep the questionnaires confidential.

H. The Court will, upon request, deliver copies of the jury questionnaires to counsel prior to a scheduled jury trial. Counsel may review these questionnaires with the client but shall not directly provide a copy of the questionnaire to the client and shall otherwise maintain these questionnaires as confidential.

CRITICAL

Filings must refer to victims by initials and, if necessary, be redacted before filing to comply.

A. All filings shall use initials to refer to any Victim. If necessary, the Filer, before filing and document, shall redact the document to conform to this Rule.

WARNING

The Clerk must prevent Personal Identifiers from being disclosed beyond the copies provided to the Court, Prosecutor, and Probation Department.

The Clerk shall ensure that all Personal Identifiers as defined in Superintendence Rule 44 are not disclosed beyond the copies to be given to the Court, Prosecutor, and Probation Department.