New York Supreme Court, Westchester County Sealing & Redaction Procedures
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Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats.
Counsel must redact a party’s or child’s nine-digit social security number to the final four digits in the format xxx-xx-1234 and, where appropriate, comply with the stated confidentiality provisions.
Counsel shall redact a party’s or child’s nine-digit social security number excepting the last four digits in the following format: xxx-xx-1234. Additionally, where appropriate, counsel shall comply with the confidentiality provisions contained in 22 NYCRR §202.26(o).
Social security numbers and other confidential personal information, including an infant’s full name, must be omitted or redacted; noncompliance results in a sealing order and requires resubmission with proper redactions.
The parties must comply with the requirements of General Business Law § 399-dd (6), regarding the redaction of social security numbers and the Uniform Civil Rules of the Supreme and County Courts, 22 NYCRR 202.5 (e), relating to the omission or redaction of confidential personal information, including but not limited to an infant’s full name. Failure to comply with these requirements shall result in the issuance of a sealing order, and the parties shall be required to resubmit the documents with appropriate redactions.
Social security numbers and confidential personal information must be omitted or redacted, and noncompliance results in a sealing order and mandatory resubmission with appropriate redactions.
The parties must comply with the requirements of GBL §399-dd(6), regarding the redaction of social security numbers and the Uniform Civil Rules of the Supreme and County Courts, 22 NYCRR §202.5(e), relating to the omission or redaction of confidential personal information, including but not limited to an infant’s full name. Failure to comply with these requirements shall result in the issuance of a sealing order, and the parties shall be required to resubmit the documents with appropriate redactions.
Parties must redact social security numbers and confidential personal information, and where permissible file the redacted document on NYSCEF while simultaneously emailing the unredacted version to the Part Clerk with an explanation of the redaction.
G. Redaction. The parties must comply with the requirements of General Business Law § 399-ddd (6), regarding the redaction of social security numbers and 22 NYCRR 202.5 (e), relating to the omission or redaction of confidential personal information, including but not limited to an infant’s full name. Failure to comply with these requirements shall result in the issuance of a sealing order, and the parties shall be required to resubmit the documents with appropriate redactions. Where permissible, redacted document(s) shall be filed to NYSCEF, and the unredacted version of said document(s) shall be simultaneously emailed to the Part Clerk. The email should note that the document(s) is an unredacted version of a document filed to NYSCEF in redacted form and include the reason for redaction.
Documents must redact social security numbers and confidential personal information, and noncompliant documents will be sealed and require resubmission with proper redactions.
All documents shall be redacted in accordance with GBL § 399-dd (6) regarding the redaction of social security numbers, and the Uniform Civil Rules of the Supreme and County Page 5 of 7 ===== PAGE 6 ===== Courts, 22 NYCRR § 202.5 (e), regarding the redaction of confidential personal information, including, but not limited to, an infant’s full name. Failure to comply with these requirements shall result in the issuance of a sealing order, and the parties shall be required to resubmit the documents with appropriate redactions.
How does New York Supreme Court, Westchester County handle sealed or redacted filings?
New York Supreme Court, Westchester County: Counsel must redact a party’s or child’s nine-digit social security number to the final four digits in the format xxx-xx-1234 and, where appropriate, comply with the stated confidentiality provisions.
Judge Diane M. Clerkin: Process: file redacted on ecf and file unredacted to clerk. Parties must redact social security numbers and confidential personal information, and where permissible file the redacted document on NYSCEF while simultaneously emailing the unredacted version to the Part Clerk with an explanation of the redaction.
Judge Nancy Quinn Koba: Documents must redact social security numbers and confidential personal information, and noncompliant documents will be sealed and require resubmission with proper redactions.
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