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30 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2006-05 (a further document filed under the same order number).
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2006-05 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-26; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration 2.051(c)(7) and (8) provide that all "records of the judicial branch shall be c0nfidential” where they are deemed or made to be confidential under the Florida or United States Constitutions; under Florida or federal law; by • WHEREAS, Rule 2.051(c)(9) also sets forth grounds in which the Court may enter an order upon determining that confidentiality of a "court record" is required; • WHEREAS, an effort is being made to provide a uniform method for insuring the confidentiality of court records when such confidentiality is required by law or found warranted by court order to insure that materials are not unintentionally designated as confidential, and to provide a uniform procedure whereby the public can request review of orders to seal; • That this Administrative Order sets forth procedures that shall be followed for sealing "cou1t records" or portions of court files in the Fourth Circuit Court. -- 1 of 22 -- • No court order or public notice shall be required before such sealing may be undertaken. • No court order nor public notice shall be required before such sealing. • I-5(D(4)(B)(ii)· lf the Clerks of the Circuit or County Court for Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties receive a request for public access to court tiles regarding any cases listed in this subsection, the Clerk V shall respond as follows: a. • The Clerk shall not release any of the following materials absent a court order authorizing such release in accordance with applicable statutory provisions: i. clinical records under the Baker Act; or ii. client records under the Marchman Act. b. • The Clerks ofthe Circuit and County Court of Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that the docket of the court proceedings on the above-listed cases is available to the public in a manner that does not disclose the identity of the protected party. 6 -- 6 of 22 -- • No court order nor public notice shall be required before such sealing may be undertaken. • The Clerks of the Circuit and County Court of Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties are hereby authorized and directed to seal the following criminal investigative documents, which may be in the possession of the Clerk, and no court order nor public notice shall be required before such sealing may be undertaken: a. • Any "court record" may be designated as confidential by a court order if it is determined that confidentiality is required for one of the following reasons, as provided by Florida Rule of • Any order entered by the Court in the Fourth Circuit that declares that a "court record" is to be sealed shall specifically state whether the Court is ordering the sealing of: -the court file gid the progress docket; 9 -- 9 of 22 -- • Furthermore, any order directing that a party’s name be removed from the progress docket shall specify the term to be substituted for the party’s name as discussed and described in detail above (i.e., a pseudonym such as John Doe; a generic title such as "Petitioner" or the use of the party’s initials). • Duval, Nassau and Clay Counties shall refer to the °°DEFlNlTlONS°° section in this Order to determine all portions of the court file that it must seal. • The Clerk shall seal the court file @ remove the party’s name and identity from all parts of the file, including the progress docket, substituting for the party’s name a term as directed by the Court; or, if no direction is given, a pseudonym, a general tenn such as "Petitioner," or the party’s initials if the party is not generally identified by initials. • The progress docket shall otherwise remain public; however, the Clerks of the • Circuit and County Court of Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that the docket of the court proceedings is made available to the public in a mamier that does not disclose the identity of the protected party. • The Clerk shall seal the court file only and maintain a public progress docket with no alteration of the parties’ names. • When a member of the press or the public seeks access to a sealed court file, sealed progress docket, sealed "court record" or sealed identity of an individual in a case, a written "Motion to Unseal" shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court and a copy of the motion shall be provided to the judge who entered the order sealing the file, record, progress docket or identity of a party. • If the movant is unable to ascertain the name and address at which to provide notice to the parties, the motion shall reference this Administrative Order and state in prominent or boldface type that the movant requests that a "Notice of Hearing on the Motion to Unseal" be provided to the judge; to the movant; to the parties in the case, and to their attorneys of record, if any. 12 -- 12 of 22 -- • Notice of Hearing which shall indicate the case number, the date, time and location of the scheduled hearing, and the names of the parties in the case, with the exception that where the identity of any party has been sealed, special care must be made to avoid disclosing any of the sealed names or identifying information anywhere in the Notice of Hearing; and b. • The Clerk shall re-seal such files or documents immediately upon completion of the task, with the responsible Clerk’s employee annotating the date of the unsealing and re-sealing along with the employee’s full name. 13 -- 13 of 22 -- • When transmitting such copies in the record on appeal, the Clerk shall clearly indicate to the appellate tribunal which documents are under seal in the trial court. • The Clerk shall re-seal such files or documents immediately upon completion of copying, with the responsible Clerk’s employee annotating the date of the unsealing and re-sealing along with the employee’s full name. • The contents and identity of the parties in Adoption and Surrogacy files shall not be made available to any person absent a court order. 14 -- 14 of 22 -- • The confidentiality of the information sought to be sealed is required to protect the following interest(s): [select all that apply] _ a. • The pagys name and identity, and the Clerk of Court shall substitute the following for the party’s name: . • Further, the Clerk shall ensure that the party’s name and any and all identifying information of the party (e. g., the party’s social security number, address, etc.) is redacted from all public materials in the file and that the final judgment is recorded in a manner that does not reveal the identity of the party, subject to any substitution of a party’s name set forth above. • However, the progress docket and the file shall otherwise remain available to the public, subject to any substitution of a party’s name set forth above. __ 2.
WHEREAS, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration 2.051(c)(7) and (8) provide that all "records of the judicial branch shall be c0nfidential” where they are deemed or made to be confidential under the Florida or United States Constitutions; under Florida or federal law; by
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 93bd67a2236a2cfc2ed2aa8051a0bc090c0b8d61bd24dd4a9b38a91a4574593a. Extracted from the order's own text layer. One of several documents the Clerk publishes under order number 2006-05.
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