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

CRITICALCivil cases

A document filed with the civil clerk may not disclose anyone's Social Security number unless a court order specifically authorizes disclosure.

(12) No document submitted for filing to the clerk of courts – civil shall disclose the social security number of any person, except as specifically authorized by court order.

CRITICALCivil cases

A document containing confidential information as defined by the Policy must be filed with a Confidential Information Form and a redacted document.

contain confidential information as defined by the Policy shall use and file a Confidential Information Form, along with the redacted document, in order to comply with the Policy.

WARNING

The referenced pleadings need not be redacted or filed with a Confidential Information Form, and exhibits need not be separately filed using Confidential Document forms.

Records Public Access Policy, such pleadings are not to be redacted and need not be filed with Confidential Information Form and exhibits are not to be separately filed with Confidential Document forms.

WARNINGCriminal cases

The Rule contemplates that this investigative material remain confidential, and that the attorney for the Commonwealth will notify the Court if nothing is to be filed by his office.

The Rule contemplates that this investigative material remain confidential, and that the attorney for the Commonwealth will notify the Court if nothing is to be filed by his office.