Title: Gunn v. Farmers Ins. Exchange
Citation: 2010 Ark. 297
Docket Number: 09-454
State: Arkansas
Issuer: Arkansas Supreme Court
Date: June 17, 2010

Cite as 2010 Ark. 297 SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. 09-454 JULIA CAROLE GUNN, APPELLANT, VS. FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE, MID- CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY, FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, FARMERS INSURANCE CO., INC., AND FARMERS GROUP, INC. APPELLEES, Opinion Delivered June 17, 2010 MOTION TO SUBMIT RECORD UNDER SEAL GRANTED. PER CURIAM Appellant Julia Carole Gunn has filed a motion for leave of court to redact the record. Citing to Administrative Order 19.1, Appellant requests permission to redact “social security numbers, bank account information, etc.” by striking through the material with an opaque black mark. Appellant’s motion will be treated as one for submission under seal as permitted in Ark. R. Civ. P. 5 (2010). It states in relevant part: (2) Confidential information as defined and described in Sections III(A)(11) and VII(A) of Administrative Order 19 shall not be included as part of a case record unless the confidential information is necessary and relevant to the case. Section III(A)(2) of the Administrative Order defines a case record as any document, information, data, or other item created, collected, received, or maintained by a court, court agency or clerk of court in connection with a judicial Cite as 2010 Ark. 297 proceeding. If including confidential information in a case record is necessary and relevant to the case: (A) The confidential information shall be redacted from the case record to which public access is granted pursuant to Section IV(A) of Administrative Order 19. The point in the case record at which the redaction is made shall be indicated by striking through the redacted material with an opaque black mark or by inserting some explanatory notation in brackets, such as: [Information Redacted], [I.R.], [Confidential], or [Subject To Protective Order]. If an entire document is redacted, then the name of the document (with the number of pages redacted specified) should be noted in the publicly available court file and the entire document should be filed under seal. The requirement that the redaction be indicated in case records shall not apply to court records rendered confidential by expungement or other legal authority that expressly prohibits disclosure of the existence of a record; and (B) An un-redacted copy of the case record with the confidential information included shall be filed with the court under seal. The un-redacted copy of the case record shall be retained by the court as part of the court record of the case. It is the responsibility of the attorney for a party represented by counsel and the responsibility of a party unrepresented by counsel to ensure that confidential information is omitted or redacted from all case records that they submit to a court. It is the responsibility of the court, court agency, or clerk of court to ensure that confidential information is omitted or redacted from all case records, including orders, judgments, and decrees, that they create. Ark. R. Civ. P. 5 (2010). Therefore, Appellant is to follow the procedure set forth above by filing one copy of the un-redacted record under seal and a second publically-accessible copy of the record with the relevant portions redacted. Appellant’s request to be permitted to check out the record for five (5) days is granted. Motion for submission under seal granted. CORBIN, J., not participating. -2-