Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie Counties Sealing & Redaction Procedures
9 rules from official source documents
Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats.
CRITICALCivil cases
The parties were directed to file all written responses to each other’s discovery requests under seal by the following day.
Consequently, I directed the parties to file, under seal, all their written responses to each other’s discovery requests by the following day.
CRITICALCivil cases
Counsel asserting privilege must send chambers the in camera documents in a sealed envelope with the specified marking, provide a cover letter stating the purpose, arrange documents in the notice’s Bates-stamp order, and include no argument or other information in the letter.
For all documents submitted for in camera review pursuant to this Order, counsel for the party asserting the privileges raised shall send a cover letter to the Court’s chambers, enclosing documents for in camera inspection in a sealed envelope marked FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW/NOT TO BE FILED. The cover letter will advise the documents are being provided for an in camera inspection pursuant to this Court’s order. The documents shall be produced with bates stamps in the order set forth in the Notice of Request for In Camera Review. No argument or other information shall be included in the cover letter.
CRITICALCivil cases
The parties were directed to file all written discovery responses to each other under seal.
Consequently, I directed the parties to file, under seal, all their written responses to each other’s discovery requests by the following day.
CRITICALCivil cases
Counsel asserting privilege must send chambers a cover letter enclosing the documents for in camera inspection in a sealed envelope marked “FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW/NOT TO BE FILED.”
For all documents submitted for in camera review pursuant to this Order, counsel for the party asserting the privileges raised shall send a cover letter to the Court’s chambers, enclosing documents for in camera inspection in a sealed envelope marked FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW/NOT TO BE FILED.
WARNINGCivil cases
Counsel should seek to seal private or sensitive information before it becomes part of the public record.
If necessary, counsel should invoke the process of sealing private or sensitive information before the record becomes available as a public record.
WARNINGCivil cases
Materials provided to the Court will remain in camera through the conclusion of the case and may be filed under seal for appellate review.
The materials provided to the Court will be maintained in camera until the conclusion of this case and may be filed under seal for purposes of appellate review.
WARNINGCivil cases
If necessary, counsel should seek to seal private or sensitive information before it becomes publicly available in the court record.
If necessary, counsel should invoke the process of sealing private or sensitive information before the record becomes available as a public record.
WARNINGCivil cases
Materials provided to the Court will remain in camera through the conclusion of the case and may be filed under seal for appellate review.
The materials provided to the Court will be maintained in camera until the conclusion of this case and may be filed under seal for purposes of appellate review.
WARNINGCivil cases
Materials provided to the Court will remain in camera until the case concludes and may be filed under seal for appellate review.
The materials provided to the Court will be maintained in camera until the conclusion of this case and may be filed under seal for purposes of appellate review.
How does Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie Counties handle sealed or redacted filings?
Judge Lillian B. Ewen: The parties were directed to file all written responses to each other’s discovery requests under seal by the following day.
Judge Michael D. Porter: The parties were directed to file all written discovery responses to each other under seal.
Judge William L. Roby: Process: file unredacted to chambers. Counsel asserting privilege must send chambers a cover letter enclosing the documents for in camera inspection in a sealed envelope marked “FOR IN CAMERA REVIEW/NOT TO BE FILED.”
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