Court Rules

Sacramento Superior Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

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Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats. This page is scoped to Sacramento Superior Court; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.

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In any case where a Mental Health Diversion application has been filed pursuant to Penal Code section 1001.36, the parties shall file all personal mental health and medical information presented on the petition in a separate sealed envelope attached to the application, opposition, or other related filing.

Summary: In Mental Health Diversion cases, personal mental health and medical information must be filed in a separate sealed envelope attached to the related filing, and the court treats such information as presumptively confidential.

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Mediation resulting from a Petition for Confidential Mediation shall be confidential and, except as otherwise authorized by law, there shall be no mediation report offered to the court. A Petition for Confidential Mediation shall be filed with the clerk of the court in the Office of Family Court Services, room 104.

Summary: Mediation resulting from a Petition for Confidential Mediation is confidential; no mediation report may be offered to the court except as authorized by law, and the petition must be filed with the Office of Family Court Services.

Common questions about Sacramento Superior Court sealing & redaction procedures

How does Sacramento Superior Court handle sealed or redacted filings?

The rule does not state that a motion to seal is required for the covered filing process. Process: file unredacted to cleark. In Mental Health Diversion cases, personal mental health and medical information must be filed in a separate sealed envelope attached to the related filing, and the court treats such information as presumptively confidential. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 157, section 10.66

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