WSR 23-13-052
RULES OF COURT
STATE SUPREME COURT
[June 8, 2023]
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO GR 31—ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS | ) ) ) | ORDER NO. 25700-A-1509 |
The Judicial Information Systems Committee, having recommended the adoption of the proposed amendments to GR 31—Access to Court Records, and the Court having considered the proposed amendments, and having determined that the proposed amendments will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice;
Now, therefore, it is hereby
ordered:
(a) That the proposed amendments as shown below are adopted.
(b) That pursuant to the emergency provisions of GR 9 (j)(1), the proposed amendments will be expeditiously published in the Washington Reports and will become effective upon publication.
dated at Olympia, Washington this 8th day of June, 2023.
| | Gonzalez, C.J. |
Johnson, J. | | Gordon McCloud, J. |
Madsen, J. | | Yu, J. |
Owens, J. | | Montoya-Lewis, J. |
Stephens, J. | | |
GR 31
ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS
(a)-(d) [Unchanged.]
(e) Personal Identifiers Omitted or Redacted from Court Records.
(1) [Unchanged.]
(2) The responsibility for redacting these personal identifiers rests solely with counsel and the parties. The Court,or the Clerk, and the Administrative Office of the Courts will not review each pleading for compliance with this rule. If a pleading is filed without redaction, the opposing party or identified person may move the Court to order redaction. The court may award the prevailing party reasonable expenses, including attorney fees and court costs, incurred in making or opposing the motion.
Comment
[Unchanged.]
(f) [Unchanged.]
(g) Bulk Distribution of Court Records.
(1)-(4) [Unchanged.]
(5) The Administrator for the Courts is not responsible for the content of any court documents published through the JIS.
(h)-(k) [Unchanged.]