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

CRITICALCivil cases

The Prothonotary must seal the Conciliation Officer’s report from everyone except the Court and the parties.

A report by the Conciliation Officer will be filed with the Prothonotary, who shall seal the report to all except the Court and the parties.

CRITICAL

Exhibits sealed by the Court during a proceeding must not be accessible to the public.

(b) Exhibits sealed by the Court during the Court proceeding shall not be accessible by the public.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Prothonotary must seal the Conciliation Officer’s report from everyone except the Court and the parties.

A report by the Conciliation Officer will be filed with the Prothonotary, who shall seal the report to all except the Court and the parties.

CRITICAL

The Abuse Victim Addendum and any additional pages may be provided only to the court and must remain confidential.

This addendum, and any additional pages, shall only be provided to the court and shall remain confidential.

CRITICAL

A confidential exhibit accompanied by the required Policy-compliant form may be sealed by the Records Office.

(a) The Proponent of an exhibit containing confidential information or confidential documents, as defined in the Case Records Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania (Policy), shall include a confidential document form, prepared in compliance with the Policy, so the exhibit may be sealed by the Records Office.

CRITICAL

This form, and any additional pages, shall remain confidential, except that it shall be available to the parties, counsel of record, the court, and the custodian.

This form, and any additional pages, shall remain confidential, except that it shall be available to the parties, counsel of record, the court, and the custodian.

CRITICAL

The form is public, but attached documents are not publicly accessible unless the court orders otherwise.

This form shall be accessible to the public, however the documents attached shall not be publicly accessible, except as ordered by a court.

WARNING

Confidential information should be provided to the court only when required by law, ordered by the court, or necessary to resolve the matter.

The best way to protect confidential information is not to provide it to the court. Therefore, only provide confidential information to the court when it is required by law, ordered by the court or is otherwise necessary to effect the disposition of a matter.

WARNING

For a noncompliant filing, a court may order sealing, redaction, or amendment and may impose sanctions; a magisterial district court may redact or amend the filing.

If a filed document fails to comply with the requirements of the above referenced policy, a court of record may, upon motion or its own initiative, with or without a hearing, order the filed document sealed, redacted, amended or any combination thereof; a magisterial district court may, upon request or its own initiative, redact, amend or both. A court of record may impose sanctions, including costs necessary to prepare a compliant document for filing in accordance with applicable authority.

WARNING

If a filed document does not comply with the policy, a court of record may order it sealed on motion or on its own initiative, with or without a hearing; a magisterial district court may do so on request or on its own initiative.

If a filed document fails to comply with the above referenced policy, a court of record may, upon motion or its own initiative, with or without a hearing, order the filed document sealed; a magisterial district court may do so upon request or its own initiative.