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Rules and Forms | Civil Practice and Procedure: Confidential Information Form Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 367.3 (Action Required)
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Summary
The Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee proposes a new form for Judicial Council adoption, Confidential Information Form Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 367.3 (form SH-001). This mandatory form implements Assembly Bill 800 (Stats. 2019, ch. 439), which provides that a party who is participating in the Safe at Home program (an address confidentiality program run by the Secretary of State) may appear pseudonymously in a civil action, and that the true name of the party as well as any other identifying characteristics are to be kept confidential by the court and other parties in the case. The new form allows pseudonymous parties to provide their true names to the courts and the other parties to the action, and to attest to the party’s active participation in the Safe at Home confidential address program. The form also allows all parties to such a case to list any identifying characteristics that have been redacted from a pleading or other document filed with the court.
Recommendation
The Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council adopt Confidential Information Form Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 367.3 (form SH-001), effective September 1, 2020.