If my document contains confidential information, what must I do?

If you have confidential information that must be listed in the court filing so that the judge is able to view it, you must file a Notice of Confidential Information Within Court Filing, for one of the 23 categories, in the same efiling transaction as the confidential filing. You must list all the page number(s) where the information is located. You can also file a Motion to Determine Confidentiality if the confidential information is not one of the 23 categories.

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1. Why are the Clerks no longer responsible for redacting all confidential information (social security numbers, bank account numbers, other protected numbers) in circuit civil, county civil and small cl
2. What do these changes mean to the filer of court documents?
3. Does this rule change affect cases other than circuit civil, county civil and small claims cases?
4. Where can I find a list of what information is considered to be confidential?
5. Is confidential information the same as sensitive information?
6. If my document contains confidential information, what must I do?
7. Can I just include in my Notice that there is confidential information throughout so that the Clerk finds and redacts it?
8. What happens if I don't list the information in a Notice, I don't file a Notice in the same efiling transaction as the document, or I simply don't file a Notice?
9. Can I file a Notice of Confidential Information after I file the document?
10. What if the information I want to hold confidential is not one of the 23 categories listed in Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.420?
11. What if I file a Notice of Confidential Information but the information I want to keep confidential is not one of the 23 categories?
12. Where can I find forms for the notice or motion?