Monterey — CI-153

Source: https://www.monterey.courts.ca.gov/system/files/forms-and-filings/confidential-record-cover-sheet-ci-153.pdf

CI-153 ATTORNEY: STATE BAR NO: FOR COURT USE ONLY

FIRM NAME:

PARTY WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY:

ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE:

E-MAIL ADDRESS (OPTIONAL): TELEPHONE NO:

ATTORNEY FOR (NAME):

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF MONTEREY

PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER:

DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT:

OTHER PARENT: CASE NUMBER: CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT COVER SHEET – FAMILY COURT

INSTRUCTIONS

Only use this form when serving and filing documents that are deemed confidential by law. (See Local Rule of Court 10.13(B).) Do not use this form when requesting to seal records by court order. (See California Rules of Court, rules 2.550 and 2.551.)

Indicate your role in the case, the specific title of each confidential document, and the legal basis for confidentiality in the sections below. Attach this cover sheet to your confidential documents to be served and filed. Confidential documents must be filed with this cover sheet separately from other pleadings filed in your case.

1. I am the (check one): Plaintiff/Petitioner Defendant/Respondent Other Parent

2. Indicate the specific title of each confidential document attached to this cover sheet in the left-hand column below and provide the legal basis for filing each document as confidential in the right-hand column. The legal basis must be a citation to, or other brief description of, the statute, state or local rule of court, appellate decision, or other legal authority that establishes that the record must be closed to inspection in the court proceeding.

   Title of Each Confidential Document Legal Basis

   a.

   b.

   c.

   e.

   f.

Form Approved for Optional Use CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT COVER SHEET – FAMILY COURT Monterey County Superior Court CI-153 January 2026 CI-153 Local Rule of Court 10.13(B)