If superior court records are public then why do they “block” certain docs so one can’t view?
marincaligirl asked:
Trying to investigate a case and only able to view pleadings, etc. Why no Discovery, letters, etc??
Trying to investigate a case and only able to view pleadings, etc. Why no Discovery, letters, etc??
Discovery and evidence is not kept. Those items are kept by the attorneys and sometimes evidence is destroyed or returned to its owner once the case has exhausted all appeals. Pleadings, motions and other court filings and decisions are kept for the public record.
Some documents are blocked because they may have an issue that is confidential. Juvenile court decisions are like this and are not, generally, matters of public record. Also, many civil suits are settled and the monetary amounts are agreed to be confidential by all parties to the case and the court will not release that information.
There may be issues of privacy, security, underage participants, etc…
Each state has there own interpretation of whats public record.