SLR 4-5.036: IN CAMERA REVIEW OF RECORDS

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, a motion in a civil action requesting a hearing for the in camera review of records by the court be presented to the court as follows: (1) A party seeking an in camera review of documents shall present at the Presiding Judge’s civil ex parte session a motion supported by an affidavit and with a form of order for the inspection. The motion and affidavit must include a description of the records to be reviewed, the information the party seeks to discover or protect contained in the records, and the legal authority for the protection or disclosure of the information contained in the records. If the motion is allowed, the in camera review will be given a date on the Presiding Judge’s Short Matters Call docket for assignment to a judge for the review proceeding. (2) If the motion is allowed, documents to be reviewed by a judge in camera shall be directed to Court Records, Room 03315 of the Courthouse.