INTHECOUNTY/CIRCUITCOURTOFTHE___________________JUDICIALCIRCUIT
INANDFOR____________________COUNTY,FLORIDA
_______________________________,
Plaintiff,
v.Case#:__________________________
_______________________________,
Defendant.
MOTIONTODETERMINETHECONFIDENTIALITYOFTRIALCOURTRECORDS
Theundersigned,byandthroughhis/herattorney,movestheCourtpursuanttoFloridaRuleof
Judicial
Administration2.420foranorderdeterminingtheconfidentialityofcourtrecords.
a. Theundersigned’sattorneyhasgivenwrittennoticeofthesubjectmotiontoallaffectednon‐
parties_______________________________ _________________________________________,and
filedcopiesofthenoticeprovided.Thenoticeidentifi edthiscasebydocketnumber;describedthe
confidentialinformationwithas
muchspecificityaspossiblewithoutrevealingtheconfidential
information,includingthe“preciseloca tion”oftheinformationinthefile/record;andadvisedthatifthe
motionisdeniedbythecourtthenthesubjectmateri alwillnotbetreatedasconfidentialbytheClerk.
b. Theparticularcourtrecordsorportionof
arecordthatthemovantseekstohavedeterminedas
confidentialare:
_________________________________ _____________________________________________
_________________________________ _____________________________________________
c. Themovantseeksanordersealingthefollowing informationrelativetothiscase:[selectallthat
apply]
theparty’snameontheprogressdocket.
particulardocumentswithinthecourtfile,specifically___________________________
_________________________________ _______________________________________
theentirecourtfile,butnottheprogressdocket.
theentirecourtfile andtheprogressdocket.
d. Thelegalbasisfordeterminingthecourtrecordstobeconfidentialis:_____________________
_________________________________ _____________________________________________
e. Thespecificlegalauthorityandapplicablelegalstandardsfordeterminingsuchcourtrecordsto
beconfidentialare:______________________________________________________________
_________________________________ _____________________________________________
f. [Forrule2.420(c)(9)motions]Confidentialityof
______________________________ __________
_________________________________ ____________________________________isrequiredto
protectthefollowinginterest(s):[selectany/allthatapply]
1.Preventingaseriousandimminentthreattothefair,impartial,andorderlyadministration of
justice,specifically:_________________________________________
2.Atradesecret.
3.Acompellinggovernmentinterest,specifically:______________________________
4.Obtainingevidencetodeterminethelegalissuesinacase;
5.Avoidingsubstantialinjurytoinnocentthirdparties,specifically:________________
_________________________________ _______________________________________