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

CRITICAL

When using a financial account number in a filed document, use only its last four digits.

Financial Account numbers- only the last four digits shall be used;

CRITICAL

The adoption investigation must be sealed by Court order with the adoption file.

The investigation of adoption shall be sealed by Court order with the adoption file.

CRITICAL

When using a Social Security number in a filed document, use only its last four digits.

Social Security numbers- only last four digits of that number shall be used;

CRITICAL

Parties alone are responsible for redacting personal identifiers, and the Prothonotary will not review filed documents for compliance.

Responsibility for redacting these personal identifiers rests solely with the parties. Documents will not be reviewed by the Prothonotary for compliance with this Rule.

CRITICAL

When using a date of birth in a filed document, use only the year.

Dates of Birth- only the year shall be used;

CRITICAL

Filed documents must not contain the listed personal data identifiers unless required by law, permitted by court order, or redacted as the rule requires.

A filed document in a case shall not contain any of the personal data identifiers listed in this rule unless otherwise required by law or permitted by order of court, or unless redacted in conformity with this rule.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Counsel and unrepresented parties must follow the Public Access Policy and refrain from including confidential information in legal papers filed with the Clerk of Courts or the Court.

Counsel and unrepresented parties must adhere to the PUBLIC ACCESS POLICY OF THE UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF PENNSYLVANIA and refrain from including confidential information in legal papers filed with the Clerk of Courts or the Court whether filed electronically or in a paper format.

WARNING

The Court may order a filing sealed on its own motion or for good cause shown.

The Court may, on its own motion or for good cause shown, order a filing be made under seal.

INFO

A party wishing to file a document containing the listed identifiers may file under seal a reference list identifying the redacted information and corresponding complete identifiers.

A party wishing to file a document containing the personal data identifiers listed above may file, under seal, a summary reference list indicating the redacted information and corresponding complete personal data identifiers;