Superior Court of Fulton County Sealing & Redaction Procedures
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Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats. This page is scoped to Superior Court of Fulton County; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Sep 20, 2026INFO
Civil cases
Documents are ordinarily not truly confidential unless they constitute trade secrets, personal identifying information, or personal health information.
As a guide to counsel, the Court notes that documents, tangible things and information ordinarily are not truly confidential unless they constitute either (1) a "trade secret," as defined by the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, or cases applying Georgia law, O.C.G.A. §10-1-761(4); (2) personal identifying information, such as a Social Security number; or (3) personal health information protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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Civil cases
Consistent with Uniform Superior Court Rule 36.16(B), E-Filing is prohibited for Documents that are required to be filed under seal. Documents to be filed under seal therefore must be manually submitted to the Clerk of Court in paper form, accompanied by an Order sealing the Documents submitted. Also, filers submitting Documents to be filed under seal are required to E-File a "Notice of Filing under Seal". If the Document to be filed under seal is an exhibit to another Document, a notice indicating that this particular Document has been filed under seal may be included in the larger filed E-Document as an alternative to filing a separate notice.
Summary: Sealed documents must be manually filed in paper with the Clerk along with a sealing order, and a Notice of Filing under Seal must be e-filed (or included with the larger document if the sealed item is an exhibit).
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Criminal cases
Parties must comply with the O.C.G.A. regarding disclosure of witnesses and witness lists e-filed to comply with this Order may have the lay witnesses' dates of birth and contact information redacted; however, said information must be provided timely in confidence to opposing counsel.
Machine summary
Witness lists e-filed may have lay witnesses' dates of birth and contact information redacted, but that information must still be provided in confidence to opposing counsel.
How does Superior Court of Fulton County handle sealed or redacted filings?
Judge Thomas A. Cox Jr.'s rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Documents are ordinarily not truly confidential unless they constitute trade secrets, personal identifying information, or personal health information.
A motion to seal is required for covered sealed filings before Judge Alice Benton. Process: file unredacted to clerk. Sealed documents must be manually filed in paper with the Clerk along with a sealing order, and a Notice of Filing under Seal must be e-filed (or included with the larger document if the sealed item is an exhibit). Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
Judge Shukura L. Ingram's rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Process: file redacted on ecf. Witness lists e-filed may have lay witnesses' dates of birth and contact information redacted, but that information must still be provided in confidence to opposing counsel. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
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