Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California
How do you request the court permanently seal a recently concluded civil case and order the plaintiff to cease and desist releasing personal information on the defendant? On a separate case the defendant, an individual, possesses a criminal protection order, and by releasing such information places the defendants safety at risk. The plaintiff, a business is not aware of the specifics, yet prior to the civil case was repeatedly noticed to cease and desist the release of any and all information, though continued to do so into the civil case, now public record divulging endless detail along with the location of the defendant. At trial, the court denied the defendant attempts to make request at trial, unaware of any request or its necessity.
3 Answers from Attorneys
This question is gibberish. Try again. Who, what, when, where, why, and how. Give all the facts, good and bad.
Since you probably will not re-post, guessing at what you are saying you have a restraining order against someone and have changed your address. Tell the business owner that directly and ask them not to release information. But you can not force any changes after the judgment has already been rendered. If you are really worried, you need to move again.
You can file a motion in the civil case to have the offensive portion sealed. Those types of motions are governed by California Rules of Court, rule 2.550. They are rarely granted, and you are going to have to show the court that you are under a protective order that prevents release of your address and personal information.
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