Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.580 · Chapter 6. Other Sealed or Closed Records Title 2, Trial Court Rules-Division 4, Court Records-Chapter 6, Other Sealed or Closed Records; renumbered effective January 1, 2010; adopted as Chapter 5 effective January 1, 2007
Request for delayed public disclosure
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
In an action in which the prejudgment attachment remedy under Code of Civil Procedure section 483.010 et seq. is sought, if the plaintiff requests at the time a complaint is filed that the records in the action or the fact of the filing of the action be made temporarily unavailable to the public under Code of Civil Procedure section 482.050, the plaintiff must file a declaration stating one of the following:
(1) "This action is on a claim for money based on contract against a defendant who is not a natural person. The claim is not secured within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure section 483.010(b)."- or -
(2) "This action is on a claim for money based on contract against a defendant who is a natural person. The claim arises out of the defendant's conduct of a trade, business, or profession, and the money, property, or services were not used by the defendant primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. The claim is not secured within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure section 483.010(b)."
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Rule 2.580 renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 243.3 effective January 1, 2001
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/two/rule2_580
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