Galveston County District Courts Sealing & Redaction Procedures
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Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats. This page is scoped to Galveston County District Courts; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
In District Court criminal jury trials, the District Clerk's Office must secure the prosecutor's strike list, defense counsel's strike list, the final jury list, and jury communications to and from the court from public access.
The District Clerk's Office is ordered to secure the following information from the public domain in any District Court criminal jury trials: - District Attorney strike list; - Defense Attorney strike list; - Final Jury list; - Jury communications to and from the Court.
CASA must redact identifying information about a child's placement before releasing records to respondent's counsel.
CASA is further ORDERED to redact any identifying information of a child's placement before releasing subject records to counsel for the Respondent/s.
How does Galveston County District Courts handle sealed or redacted filings?
Galveston County District Courts rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. In District Court criminal jury trials, the District Clerk's Office must secure the prosecutor's strike list, defense counsel's strike list, the final jury list, and jury communications to and from the court from public access.
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