Free Motion to Seal or Otherwise Limit Inspection of a Case Record - Maryland

CIRCUIT COURT

DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND FOR

City/County

Located at
Plaintiff

Court Address

Case No.
vs.
Defendant

MOTION TO SEAL OR OTHERWISE LIMIT INSPECTION OF A CASE RECORD (Rule 16-1009(a)(1)(A))
In my judgment, the following information which consists of (i) a case record, (ii) part of a case record; or (iii) information contained in the case record, is confidential and not subject to inspection under the Court Access Rules. The information that should not be disclosed is (and you must be specific):

The reason(s) the information should not be disclosed is (and you must be specific):

Please answer the following questions that will assist the court in its decision: Have you ever made a request to seal/shield? Yes No Yes No

If "yes," was such previous request to seal/shield before a Commissioner or a Judge?

If applicable, indicate the name of the Commissioner or Judge and the approximate date the request was made:

List what, if any, relationship you have to the record (e.g., filer of the record, subject of the record, witness cited in the record, etc.):

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VERIFICATION
I solemnly affirm under the penalties of perjury that the contents of this Motion are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

Date

Signature

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (Rule 16-1009(a)(2)(A) and (B))
I certify that on this day of , 20 , copies of this Motion to Seal or Otherwise Limit Inspection of a case record were served upon the following parties to this action and each identifiable person who is the subject of the case record(s), c/o the name and at the address set forth below: .

Signature

Print Name

(Please attach any additional pages that you need). (Note: You must be specific in your identification of information to be sealed, including identifying specifically which documents or portions thereof you believe should be sealed. You also must be specific in stating your reasons why you believe the case record, part of a case record, or information contained in a case record is confidential and not subject to inspection).

ORDER
Whereas the Court has considered the information in this matter, it is therefore ORDERED that the moving party's MOTION TO SEAL OR OTHERWISE LIMIT INSPECTION OF A CASE RECORD is hereby GRANTED. ORDERED, that a copy of this ORDER be served on DENIED.

Date

Judge

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