are court records that are over 50 years old considered open records? what about sealed records?
alienmiss asked:
what if court files were ordered unsealed by a judge and several documents ordered by the original judge were not in the files? what if an order was carried out, but a copy of the order was not in the files?
there are two good answers. records unsealed by order of court. no stenographers’ copy on record. copy of judges orders for documents, but ordered documents not on record. nothing recorded to show the records were to be sealed, yet they were. one piece of paper in opened record refused to be allowed to see. no heads will roll. questions, no answers.
what if court files were ordered unsealed by a judge and several documents ordered by the original judge were not in the files? what if an order was carried out, but a copy of the order was not in the files?
there are two good answers. records unsealed by order of court. no stenographers’ copy on record. copy of judges orders for documents, but ordered documents not on record. nothing recorded to show the records were to be sealed, yet they were. one piece of paper in opened record refused to be allowed to see. no heads will roll. questions, no answers.
That’s why they have a stenographer there. She log every word that is said by the judges and attorneys, they’d ask for those to be opened . Unless a case is satisfied the case remains open a sealed case is when the case has been satisfied. if documents are missing believe you me some heads will defiantly roll.
sealed records are deemed that way from the get-go or from later court action. any records no matter the age, if they were not sealed they will be open and available. also they dont seal records after a time period, you would have to have a trial to seal them.