Fort Bend County, TX Sealing & Redaction Procedures
3 rules from official source documents
Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats.
Sensitive data must be removed or redacted from exhibits before filing.
All sensitive data must be removed or redacted from exhibits before filing.
Civil cases
Confidential information in the required CPS appeals writing sample must be redacted as required by law.
(Confidential information shall be redacted as required by law.)
Civil cases
Files involving the listed child-related matters are confidential and not open to public viewing.
Child of Assi~ted Reproduc ti on and Gestation;il Agreemems under Chapter 160, et seq. of the Texas Family Code. sha ll be contidenti.il images and not open to public viewing.
How does Fort Bend County, TX handle sealed or redacted filings?
Judge Derek Uchechukwu Obialo: Sensitive data must be removed or redacted from exhibits before filing.
Judge Monica Darlene Rawlins: Files involving the listed child-related matters are confidential and not open to public viewing.
Judge LaTosha McGill Clayton: Confidential information in the required CPS appeals writing sample must be redacted as required by law.
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