Whitman County Superior Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures
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Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats.
Complaints are confidential unless found meritorious; records of complaints not found meritorious may be disclosed only by court order for good cause, after notice and an opportunity to be heard.
A complaint shall be deemed confidential for all purposed unless the Judge reviewing the complaint has determined that the complaint has merit. Any record of complaints filed which are not deemed by the Judge to have merit shall be confidential, and shall not be disclosed except by court order, upon good cause shown, after the person against whom the complaint was brought has been given notice and an opportunity to be heard.
How does Whitman County Superior Court handle sealed or redacted filings?
Complaints are confidential unless found meritorious; records of complaints not found meritorious may be disclosed only by court order for good cause, after notice and an opportunity to be heard.
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