Rule 2.585. Confidential in-camera proceedings
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.585
Current text effective January 1, 2007.
#(a) Minutes of proceedings
If a confidential in-camera proceeding is held in which a party is excluded from being represented, the clerk must include in the minutes the nature of the hearing and only such references to writings or witnesses as will not disclose privileged information.
#(b) Disposition of examined records
Records examined by the court in confidence under (a), or copies of them, must be filed with the clerk under seal and must not be disclosed without court order.
#History
Rule 2.585 renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 243.4 effective January 1, 2001
What this rule requires
Document Filing Requirements
the clerk must include in the minutes the nature of the hearing and only such references to writings or witnesses as will not disclose privileged information.
Sealing & Redaction Procedures
Records examined by the court in confidence under (a), or copies of them, must be filed with the clerk under seal and must not be disclosed without court order.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.