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Policy on removal or redaction of records

The documents you find on AnyLaw are decisions or opinions rendered by state and federal courts and as such are part of the public record and considered public domain documents by rule of law. The public domain assures a transparency in the law, and access to that transparency serves and protects all.

If an opinion released by a state or federal court is designated as “an unpublished opinion” – or carries words to that effect – it does NOT mean the opinion cannot be published as a part of the public domain, rather, it means that the opinion cannot be used in a court of law as precedent. In some instances, these “unpublished opinions” can be removed and/or redacted.

If an opinion receives an official citation, that means it can be used in courts as precedent and becomes part of the official appellate record. AnyLaw has no authority to remove any part of the official appellate record, absent specific and compelling reasons which must be stated in a court order from the court that made the decision.

As a matter of public policy, transparent access to the law, accessibility to courts and to ensure the legal public domain is unadulterated by special interest, AnyLaw will remove or redact a document only under the following circumstances:

Expungement:

“Expunging” a decision applies only to criminal cases, i.e., it clears a conviction from a person’s record altogether, like it never happened. Please note: not all states allow for a criminal decision to be expunged, and there are no uniform laws regarding expungement in those states that do.

In order for AnyLaw to remove a case by expungement, a court from within the jurisdiction of the conviction must issue an order of expungement and that notice must be provided to AnyLaw.

Sealing a decision:

“Sealing” a decision means the document is not readily available to the public. Typically, the issue is that a party to or witness in that case wants the case sealed to protect their personal identity. If, however, that decision has received an official citation, it enters the official appellate record to establish precedence of the law; precedence is not based on a person’s identity but rather on legal process, statutory interpretation, precedent, etc.

In order for AnyLaw to act on “sealing” an entire decision:

1. That decision must be an unpublished decision – it must not have received an official citation and the court must have identified it as “unpublished” or cited the rule which does not allow the decision to be cited in future opinions; and
2. The court within the jurisdiction that issued the decision must issue an order sealing the decision, which must be provided to AnyLaw.
3. If the decision being sealed has been assigned a formal citation and entered the official appellate record, AnyLaw will not seal the entire document, but will redact the names of the party(s) or witness(es) who moved for the sealing.

Redacting

AnyLaw receives its cases directly from the courts. If, as happens, a court inadvertently includes private information which is wholly unrelated to the decision itself -- such as a party's SSN, home address, banking access information, etc. -- AnyLaw will consider redacting personal information that could be used to track, stalk or harass that person. It shall the sole province of AnyLaw to make the decision to redact.

Note: In some circumstances, AnyLaw may redact personal information without court order, however it will not redact names without an order to do so from a court of competent jurisdiction.

How we redact names

In the process of redacting names for any purpose, AnyLaw will replace the actual names with initials, i.e., “John Smith” may become “J.S” or some other initials.

If the name(s) to be redacted are those of juveniles, AnyLaw will endeavor to redact the names of parents as well in order to preserve the anonymity of the juvenile(s).

Reminder: in the event we redact personal information without court order, we will not redact names without a court order.

Who can request to redact

To ensure complete transparency, AnyLaw will only deal with those who have a direct interest in the matter and whose private information may have been exposed, i.e., parties, witnesses, or involved professionals (lawyers, judges, police, etc.).

AnyLaw receives its cases directly from the courts. If, as happens, a court inadvertently includes private information which is wholly unrelated to the decision itself -- such as a party's SSN, home address, banking access information, etc. -- AnyLaw will consider redacting such information once notified of the inclusion and having received proof of the information complained of. It shall the sole province of AnyLaw to make the decision to redact.

How to make your request on these matters:

Please direct any requests to remove, redact, expunge or seal to "remove-redact@AnyLaw.com" and include the below required information:

Your name:
Your phone number:
Your mailing address:
Name of the case:
Link to the case page on AnyLaw:
Your relationship to the case:
The action you request:
Please attach any relevant court order as to expungement or sealing requests.

Response time: in all the above matters, please allow 14 days for a substantive response to your request.