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Notice re: Review
of Level 2 Sealed Cases
In accordance with the announcement
made by Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers on May 4, 2007, the
Judicial Branch is reviewing family and civil cases that were
sealed prior to July 1, 2003, the effective date of the rule
changes regarding the sealing of a file. The Honorable Barbara
M. Quinn, deputy chief court administrator and a former member
of the Judicial Branch’s Public Access Task Force, is overseeing
this process.
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The plan calls for a review to
determine: (1) whether the cases were properly designated as
sealed; (2) whether the docket sheets, which set forth the
chronology of the case, may be displayed on the Judicial Branch
website; and (3) whether the motions and orders to seal the file
may be made publicly available. At this point, there are
approximately 500 of these cases statewide. Certain cases that
have unique issues, including files that are unavailable
pursuant to Practice Book Section 7-10, are not included in this
phase of the review process, but those files will be addressed
in a subsequent phase. |
