Legal Opinion
In Re Providian Credit Card Cases
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 20, 2002No. A094820PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAY, P. J.
Rules 243.1 and 243.2 of the California Rules of Court 1 establish the standard and procedures for courts to employ when a request is made to seal a court record that would otherwise be public, or to unseal a record previously ordered sealed. This appeal presents the first opportunity for an examination of these rules and their operation. We conclude that these rules vest a trial court with a considerable amount of discretion in deciding whether to seal or unseal portions of a judicial record. We further conclude, in light of the strong presumption in favor of public access,…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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