Scioto County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Sealing & Redaction Procedures
13 rules from official source documents
Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats.
CRITICALCivil cases
A party may request that their and their children’s current addresses be kept confidential and placed under seal when disclosure would jeopardize health, safety, or liberty.
Pursuant to R.C. 3127.23(D), I am requesting that the Court not disclose my current address or that of the children. My address is confidential and should be placed under seal because my health, safety, or liberty or that of the children would be jeopardized by the disclosure of the identifying information.
CRITICALCivil cases
Unless the court orders otherwise, the order and proceeding records must be sealed upon the earliest of dismissal of the petition, expiration of the order, or the respondent’s 19th birthday.
SUBJECT TO FURTHER ORDER OF THIS COURT, this Order and all records of the proceeding shall be sealed upon the happening of the earliest of the following: (1) Dismissal of this Petition; (2) Expiration of the Order, or (3) Respondent’s 19th birthday.
CRITICALCivil cases
The Court will seal the record on the Respondent’s 19th birthday unless the Court determines otherwise.
THE COURT WILL SEAL THIS RECORD ON RESPONDENT’S 19TH BIRTHDAY, unless the Court determines otherwise.
CRITICALCivil cases
Exhibit A containing account numbers is filed under seal but may be provided to the named financial institutions for purposes of the order.
Exhibit A is filed under seal to protect the account numbers from misuse, but Applicant shall be permitted to provide Exhibit A to the financial institution(s) named therein to accomplish the purpose of this order.
CRITICALCivil cases
Exhibit A containing account numbers is filed under seal but may be provided to the named financial institutions.
Exhibit A is filed under seal to protect the account numbers from misuse, but Applicant is permitted to provide Exhibit A to the financial institution(s) named therein.
CRITICALCivil cases
A sealed record may be opened only by court order for good cause or at the applicant’s request for any reason.
The record of these proceedings shall be opened only by Order of the Court for good cause shown or at the request of the applicant for any reason.
CRITICALCivil cases
An application may seek sealing based on a stated risk to the applicant’s personal safety; once sealed, the record may be opened only by court order for good cause or at the applicant’s request.
The open records of the name conformity or publication of the hearing notice will jeopardize the applicant’s personal safety for the following reason: __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Exhibits attached in support of application. _______________________________ ________________________________ Attorney for Applicant Applicant’s Signature JUDGMENT ENTRY WAIVING PUBLICATION AND SEALING FILE It is hereby ORDERED that the publication for the Application to Conform Legal Name is waived, and the file in the above-captioned matter be and hereby is sealed pursuant to R.C.2717.11. The record of these proceedings shall be opened only by Order of the Court for good cause shown or at the request of the Applicant for any reason.
CRITICALCivil cases
Medical records and medical billing records must not be made available for public viewing unless the law or a subsequent court order provides otherwise.
The medical records and medical billing records are confidential and shall not be made available for public viewing, unless otherwise provided for by law or subsequent court order.
WARNINGCivil cases
A receiving party notified that produced information is claimed to be privileged or protected must promptly return, sequester, or destroy it and its copies, and may submit it to the court under seal for a ruling.
information to the court under seal for a determination of the claim of privilege or of protection as trial preparation material.
WARNINGCivil cases
For good cause, a protective order may restrict disclosure of trade secrets and other confidential commercial or research information.
That a trade secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial information not be disclosed or be disclosed only in a designated way;
WARNINGCivil cases
A protective order may direct the parties to file specified documents or information simultaneously in sealed envelopes, to be opened as the court directs.
That the parties simultaneously file specified documents or information enclosed in sealed envelopes to be opened as directed by the court.
WARNINGCivil cases
A person may request that an address be placed under seal if disclosure of their or their child’s address or identifying information would jeopardize health, safety, or liberty; the Court may hold a hearing on the request.
ONLY CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THE HEALTH, SAFETY, OR LIBERTY OF YOURSELF OR YOUR CHILD(REN) WOULD BE JEOPARDIZED BY THE DISCLOSURE OF YOUR ADDRESS OR IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE COURT MAY CONDUCT A HEARING REGARDING THE BASIS FOR YOUR REQUEST. Pursuant to R.C. 3127.23(D), I allege that my health, safety, or liberty or that of my child(ren) would be jeopardized by the disclosure of identifying information to my spouse or the public. Therefore, I request that my address be placed under seal. I have marked the corresponding box next to each address I am requesting to be sealed.
INFOCivil cases
A receiving party may promptly submit disputed privileged or trial-preparation information to the court under seal for a determination.
A receiving party may promptly present the information to the court under seal for a determination of the claim of privilege or of protection as trial-preparation material.
How does Scioto County Court of Common Pleas, General Division handle sealed or redacted filings?
A party may request that their and their children’s current addresses be kept confidential and placed under seal when disclosure would jeopardize health, safety, or liberty.
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