(Complete legal authorities and analysis in The CalAware Guide to Public Records and Private Information in California)
Civil Proceedings/California Courts
Constitutional Presumption of Access
Common Law Presumption of Access
Statutory Exceptions
Application for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs
Address of Parent in Sole Custody Application
Child Custody Evaluators’ Reports
Child Custody Mediators’ Reports
Support Enforcement and Abduction Records
Tax Returns Filed in Support Proceedings
Records of Paternity Proceedings
Paternity Case Filings re Artificial Insemination
Records of Family Conciliation Proceedings
Records of Adoption Proceedings
Records of Proceedings to Terminate Parental Rights
Identity of Alleged Molester until Corroborated
Reports on Proposed Guardianships
Reports on Proposed Conservatorships
Civil Proceedings/Federal Courts
Common Law Presumption of Access
Criminal Proceedings/California Courts
Common Law Presumption of Access
Statutory Exceptions
Indigent Defendants’ Financial Statements (Assigned Counsel)
Indigent Defendants’ Financial Statements (Public Defender)
Capital Murder Defendants’ Financial Records
Defendant-Requested Psychiatric Reports
Criminal Defendants’ Statements of Assets
Jail Inmates’ Mental Diagnostic Reports
Presentencing Mental Diagnostic Reports
Sex Crime Victims’ Identities
Jurors’ Names and Contact Information
Criminal Proceedings/Federal Courts
Constitutional Presumption of Access
Common Law Presumption of Access
Juvenile Court Proceedings/California
Dependency Hearings Presumed Closed
Delinquency Hearings Presumed Closed
Access in Most Serious Criminal Cases
Juvenile Court Proceedings/Federal
Delinquency Hearings Presumed Closed
Grand Jury Proceedings
Sessions Presumed Closed/California
Records Closed or Closable
Civil Investigative Evidence Materials
Criminal Investigative Materials absent Indictment
Session Transcripts after Indictment
