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:________________
_________________________________ _______________________________________
6.Avoidingsubstantialinjurytoapartybythedisclosureofmattersprotectedbyacommon
laworprivacyrightnotgenerallyinherentinthistypeofproceeding,specifically:
_________________________________ ____________________________
7.Complyingwithestablishedpublic policysetforthintheFloridaorUnitedStates
ConstitutionorstatutesorFloridarulesorcaselaw,specifically:___________________
_________________________________ _______________________________________
g. Thereisnole ss restrictivemeasureavailabletoprotectthis/theseinterest(s),andthedegree,
durationandmannerofconfidentialityorderedhereinareno
broaderthannecessarytoprotectthe
interest(s).
Wherefore,theundersignedREQUESTSthat:
TheCourt_______________thismotionforahearing.
TheCourtfindsthat_______docum entsareconfidentialandfortheCourttosealthefollowing
materialsrelatedtothismatterandtokeepsuchmaterialsfrompublicaccess:
[selectallthatapply]
1.Theparty’snameontheprogressdocketandinthecasestyle.Onthepublicprogressdocket,the
ClerkoftheCircuitCourtshallsubstitutethefollowingfortheparty’sname:
_________________________________ ________________.Further,theClerkshallensurethat
theparty’snameisredactedfromallpublicmaterialsinthe
fileandthatthefinaljudgmentis
recordedinamannerthatdoesnotrevealtheidentityoftheparty.However,theprogress
docketandthefileshallotherwiseremainavailabletothepublic.
2.Thefollowingdocuments withinthecourtfile:_____________________________________
_________________________________ _____________________________________________.
However,thefileandprogressdocketshallotherwiseremainavailabletothepublicsubjectto
anysubstitutionofaparty’snamesetforthabove.
3.Theentirecourtfile.However,theprogressdocketshallremainopentothepublicsubjecttoany
substitutionofaparty’snamesetforthabove.
4.Theentirecourtfileandtheprogressdocket.Theprogressdocketshallnotbeavailableonany
publicinformationsystem.However,thecasenumbershallremainpublic.
Icertifythatthismotionismadeingoodfaithandissupportedbyasoundfactualandlegalbasis.
Submitted
andfiledon_________________________________.
Iherebycertifythatacopyoftheforegoingwasfurnishedbyemail/U.S.Mail/personalserviceon
__________________________to:_____________________________________________
 _________________________________ ______
 Party/Attorney’sSignature
 AttorneyName_________________________
 FloridaBarNo._________________________
 Address_______________________________
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 Email_________________________________
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