Motion to Seal Court Records

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01 ATTORNEY INFORMATION

Attorney Name *

State Bar No. *

Firm / Office Name

Address *

Phone *

Fax

Email *

02 CASE INFORMATION

Case Name *

Case / File No. *

County *

Court Division

03 MOVING PARTY

Moving Party Name *

Party Designation

04 DOCUMENTS / RECORDS TO BE SEALED

05 GROUNDS FOR SEALING

Select all that apply *

Trade secret / proprietary business information Minor's identity Medical / mental health records Sexual assault victim identity Pending criminal investigation Other compelling interest (describe below)

06 COUNTERVAILING PUBLIC INTEREST ANALYSIS

Analysis — Why Sealing Interest Outweighs Public Access *

Alternatives to Sealing Considered

07 DURATION & NOTICE

Proposed Duration of Seal *

Opposing Party Notified of This Motion?

DA / Prosecutor Notified? (Criminal Cases)

SELECTED COUNTY

— Select above —

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NC SEALING LAW — KNOW BEFORE YOU FILE

Presumption of public access to court records under NC law — sealing is the exception, not the rule
Must show specific harm that outweighs the public interest in access
Court must make specific written findings before sealing
Redaction should be considered before seeking to seal entire records
Media has a right to be heard before records are sealed
Sealed records remain subject to appellate review
Attorney-client privilege alone is not sufficient grounds for sealing
Any party may petition to unseal sealed records at a later date

STATUTORY REFERENCE

G.S. 132-1.4ASealing of court records

G.S. 7A-109Clerk's recordkeeping duty

G.S. 1A-1, R. 5Service on all parties

N.C. Gen. R. 2Court records public access

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