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Court: "Motions to seal judicial records are a big deal."

Andrew E. Russell, Feb. 26, 2024
Motion to Seal Trial Practice

Once you stop groaning, you can use this image of
Once you stop groaning, you can use this image of "sealing the courtroom" to help you remember to move to seal next time. AI-Generated, displayed with permission

Most filings in the District of Delaware can be made under seal without a motion. The Court requires a motion to seal certain things, however, including hearing transcripts—and the burden on those motions can be high.

I've noticed that out-of-town counsel sometimes forgets just how involved it is to file a motion to seal. It's not a form motion that you can draft up quickly. It's a substantive filing, that also requires a meet-and-confer, and that is best supported by a client declaration.

Visiting Judge Wolson, of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, reminded …

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Judge Hall Offers Guidance on How Parties Should Redact Transcripts

Andrew E. Russell, Aug. 30, 2023
Sealing Motion to Seal

What the gallery should look like when presenting confidential information
What the gallery should look like when presenting confidential information Andrew Seaman, Unsplash

I know—we have a lot of posts about sealing and redactions. But it's something that comes up in almost every IP case, and it's a place where parties and attorneys tend to get tripped up, with potentially major consequences. I think it's worth the occasional post to keep it at the top of all of our minds.

One of the most common places parties get tripped up is at trial, when they present confidential information when members of the public are in the courtroom and they fail to move to seal.

On Monday, Judge Hall issued an oral order providing some guidance on this issue. She …

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