Waukesha County Circuit Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICALCivil cases

The motion to restrict or seal must be publicly filed and describe the withheld information generally; the Clerk temporarily seals the underlying material unless the Court orders otherwise.

The separate motion to restrict or seal must be publicly filed and must describe the general nature of the information withheld from the public record. The Clerk of Circuit Court will file the document or material under temporary seal unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

CRITICAL

Documents containing material designated confidential must be filed under temporary seal by the filing party.

(6) To the extent that any documents filed or to be filed with the Court contain material designated as confidential, these documents, or any portion thereof, must be filed under temporary seal by the filing party with the Clerk of Circuit Court as follows:

CRITICAL

An e-filer submitting sealed material must check the “Seal” box in the e-filing system.

eFilers: When submitting the document(s) via the eFiling system, the filer must check the “Seal” check box.

CRITICALCivil cases

A guardian ad litem must comply with the sealing rule and avoid placing confidential financial or personal information in the public record.

The guardian ad litem must comply with Civ. L. R. 1.10(1) and avoid filing confidential financial or personal information in the public record.

CRITICALCivil cases

E-filers submitting sealed documents must check the “Seal” box.

EFilers: When submitting the document(s) via the eFiling system, the filer must check the “Seal” check box.

CRITICAL

A protective-order confidentiality designation alone does not justify sealing; the party must file a motion to seal under the rule.

The designation of a paper as confidential under the terms of a protective order is not sufficient to establish the basis for filing that document under seal. The party seeking to withhold the document from the public record must file a motion to seal in accordance with this rule.

CRITICAL

A protective-order confidentiality designation alone does not justify filing under seal; the party seeking to withhold the document must file a motion to seal.

(8) The designation of a paper as confidential under the terms of a protective order is not sufficient to establish the basis for filing that document under seal. The party seeking to withhold the document from the public record must file a motion to seal in accordance with this rule.

CRITICALCivil cases

A filing is public unless accompanied at filing by a separate motion seeking restricted access or sealing, subject to the stated statutory exceptions.

The Court will consider any document or material filed with the Court to be public unless, at the time of filing, it is accompanied by a separate motion requesting that: (a) access to the document be restricted to the Court and counsel for the parties; or (b) that the document or material, or portions thereof, be sealed by the Court under Wis. Stat. §801.21.

CRITICAL

A motion to restrict access or seal must be supported by sufficient facts showing good cause to withhold the material from the public record.

(3) Any motion to restrict access or seal must be supported by sufficient facts demonstrating good cause for withholding the document or material from the public record.

CRITICAL

A filing is public unless accompanied at filing by a separate motion to restrict access or seal it; no motion is necessary for material already protected by statute or local rule.

The Court will consider any document or material filed with the Court to be public unless, at the time of filing, it is accompanied by a separate motion requesting that: (a) access to the document be restricted to the Court and counsel for the parties; or (b) that the document or material, or portions thereof, be sealed by the Court under Wis. Stat. §801.21. No motion is necessary to seal or restrict a document or material otherwise protected from disclosure under Wis. Stat. §801.19, or other statute or local rule.

CRITICAL

Filed material is public unless accompanied at filing by a separate motion to restrict access or seal it, except material already protected by statute or local rule needs no motion.

The Court will consider any document or material filed with the Court to be public unless, at the time of filing, it is accompanied by a separate motion requesting that: (a) access to the document be restricted to the Court and counsel for the parties; or (b) that the document or material, or portions thereof, be sealed by the Court under Wis. Stat. §801.21. No motion is necessary to seal or restrict a document or material otherwise protected from disclosure under Wis. Stat. §801.19, or other statute or local rule.

CRITICAL

The motion to restrict or seal must be publicly filed and describe the withheld information generally; the material is temporarily sealed unless the court orders otherwise.

The separate motion to restrict or seal must be publicly filed and must describe the general nature of the information withheld from the public record. The Register in Probate will file the document or material under temporary seal unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

CRITICAL

A party filing material claimed confidential must include either a motion to seal or an objection and a statement that the objection was provided to the person claiming confidentiality.

(7) Any party filing material claimed to be confidential under subsection (6) must include with that filing either: (1) a motion to seal the material pursuant to this rule; or (2) an objection to the designation of the material as confidential and a statement that the objection to the designation has been provided to the person claiming confidentiality.

CRITICALCivil cases

Discovery materials containing designated confidential material must be filed under temporary seal with the Clerk.

To the extent that any answers to interrogatories, transcripts of depositions, responses to requests for admissions, or any other documents filed or to be filed with the Court contain material designated as confidential, these documents, or any portion thereof, must be filed under temporary seal by the filing party with the Clerk of Circuit Court as follows:

CRITICAL

The motion to restrict or seal must be publicly filed and describe the general nature of the withheld information; the Clerk temporarily seals the material unless the Court orders otherwise.

(2) The separate motion to restrict or seal must be publicly filed and must describe the general nature of the information withheld from the public record. The Clerk of Circuit Court will file the document or material under temporary seal unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

CRITICAL

A motion to restrict access or seal must include facts sufficient to show good cause for withholding the material from the public.

Any motion to restrict access or seal must be supported by sufficient facts demonstrating good cause for withholding the document or material from the public record.

CRITICALCivil cases

A motion to restrict or seal must be supported by sufficient facts showing good cause.

Any motion to restrict access or seal must be supported by sufficient facts demonstrating good cause for withholding the document or material from the public record.

CRITICAL

A party filing material claimed confidential must include a sealing motion or an objection and notice to the designating person; that person may move to seal within 21 calendar days after the objection.

Any party filing material claimed to be confidential must include with the filing either: (a) a motion to seal the material pursuant to this rule; or (b) an objection to the designation of the material as confidential and a statement that the objection to the designation has been provided to the person claiming confidentiality. If such an objection is made, the person having designated the material as confidential may file a motion to seal under this rule within 21 calendar days of the objection.

CRITICAL

Self-represented paper filers must submit sealed documents in an envelope marked “SEALED.”

Pro Se Paper Filers: Document(s) must be filed with the Register in Probate’s office in an envelope marked “SEALED”.

CRITICALCivil cases

A protective-order confidentiality designation alone is insufficient; a party seeking to withhold a document must file a motion to seal.

The designation of a paper as confidential under the terms of a protective order is not sufficient to establish the basis for filing that document under seal. The party seeking to withhold the document from the public record must file a motion to seal in accordance with this rule.

CRITICAL

E-filers submitting confidential documents must check the “Seal” box in the e-filing system.

EFilers: When submitting the document(s) via the eFiling system, the filer must check the “Seal” check box.

WARNING

Documents submitted under seal remain temporarily sealed until the Court rules on the motion or orders otherwise.

All documents submitted under seal will remain under temporary seal until the Court rules on the motion or otherwise ordered by the Court.

WARNING

Documents submitted under seal remain temporarily sealed until the court rules on the motion or orders otherwise.

All documents submitted under seal will remain under temporary seal until the Court rules on the motion or as otherwise ordered by the Court.

INFO

Presentence investigation reports, statutory protected information, and documents identified by the Director of State Courts do not require a separate motion to be filed under seal.

(5) The following documents or materials do not require a separate motion to be filed under seal: (a) presentence investigation reports; (b) “protected information” as defined in Wis. Stat. §801.19(1)(a); and documents identified by the Director of State Courts pursuant to Wis. Stat. §801.20(1).

INFOCivil cases

Financial disclosure statements in family and paternity cases, statutory protected information, and Director-identified documents do not require a separate sealing motion.

The following documents or materials do not require a separate motion to be filed under seal: (a) financial disclosure statements in family and paternity cases; (b) “protected information” as defined in Wis. Stat. §801.19(1)(a); and documents identified by the Director of State Courts pursuant to Wis. Stat. §801.20(1).

INFOCivil cases

No separate sealing or restriction motion is required for material already protected from disclosure by statute or local rule.

No motion is necessary to seal or restrict a document or material otherwise protected from disclosure under Wis. Stat. §801.19, or other statute or local rule.