Harris County District Courts Sealing & Redaction Procedures
4 rules from official source documents
Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats. This page is scoped to Harris County District Courts; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Exhibits should be redacted before being offered; exhibits redacted after admission are marked as 'A' exhibits with the unredacted original kept by the court reporter, and any offered exhibit must be tendered to the court reporter.
Redactions should be made prior to the exhibit being offered. Exhibits redacted after the exhibit is admitted (subject to redaction or without initial objection) are to be marked as an “A” exhibit and the original, unredacted exhibit is kept by the court reporter for the record. Once an exhibit is offered (even if not admitted), it must be tendered to the court reporter.
Exhibit redactions must be made before the exhibit is offered; exhibits redacted after admission are marked as 'A' exhibits with the unredacted original kept by the court reporter.
Redactions should be made prior to the exhibit being offered. Exhibits redacted after the exhibit is admitted (subject to redaction or without initial objection) are to be marked as an "A" exhibit and the original, unredacted exhibit is kept by the court reporter for the record.
Confidential information (such as reasons for withdrawal) may be filed under seal.
Matters which are confidential may be filed under seal.
Confidential matters included in a motion to withdraw may be filed under seal.
Confidential matters may be filed under seal.
How does Harris County District Courts handle sealed or redacted filings?
Harris County District Courts rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Exhibits should be redacted before being offered; exhibits redacted after admission are marked as 'A' exhibits with the unredacted original kept by the court reporter, and any offered exhibit must be tendered to the court reporter.
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