Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Sealing & Redaction Procedures

To seek sealing, the filing party must designate the document as sealed in the CountySuite Portal and submit a separate proper request; the designation alone does not seal it.

Documents intended to be filed under seal shall be designated by the filing party as “sealed” in the CountySuite Portal. However, designation of documents as “sealed” does not seal the document. The filing party must submit a proper request for sealing documents in addition to making the designation in the CountySuite Portal.

Exhibits containing private medical or psychological information must not be filed with the Prothonotary.

No exhibit containing private medical or psychological information shall be filed with the Prothonotary.

Unless law, court rules, or the Court require otherwise, filings may include only the listed limited personal identifier details, and the parties alone are responsible for redacting them.

J. Unless required by an applicable law or rule of court or unless so directed by the Court, parties or their attorneys may include only: 1. The last four digits of the social security number of the taxpayer identification number; 2. The year of the individual’s birth; 3. The last four digits of the financial account information in documents filed with the Prothonotary. The responsibility for redacting these personal identifiers rests solely with the parties.