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Oklahoma State District Court Filings Made Inaccessible to Internet Users
NewsOK.com reports: In a case decided on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, the Supreme Court said individual pleadings and other recorded documents filed in state court actions shall not be publicly displayed on the Internet. People wanting to see this information can go to the courthouse and view it.

The court said it issued the rules in order to balance the rights of privacy of individuals who use Oklahoma's court system and public access to court documents. The rules affect operations of the state's district courts, and will be effective June 10.

The court's decision was made with input only from court clerks while others affected by the decision ? attorneys, judges, the Legislature and the public ? were not consulted.
Court limits access of public records
IN RE: PRIVACY AND PUBLIC ACCESS TO COURT DOCUMENTS

Full post as published by Legal Dockets Online on March 12, 2008 (boomark / email).