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

Parties must omit or partially redact specified personal identifiers from all filed documents and exhibits unless the Court orders otherwise, including limiting Social Security and financial account numbers to the last four digits, using only minors' initials, using only a birth year, and redacting victim identifiers upon a qualifying written request.

In order to promote electronic access to case files while also protecting personal privacy and other legitimate interests, parties shall refrain from including, or shall partially redact where inclusion is necessary, the following personal data identifiers from all documents filed with the Court, including exhibits thereto, unless otherwise ordered by the Court:

The personal-identifier redaction rule does not apply to Petitions for Civil Stalking Protection Orders.

This rule is not applicable to Petitions for Civil Stalking Protection Orders.