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Court Record Removal Services

Removal, redaction and de-indexing of court records and dockets on Justia, UniCourt, Trellis and similar sites.

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    • Pay on Removal (Eligible Cases)
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    Get court records removed from search and legal data sites

    We pursue removal, redaction and de-indexing of court records that harm a person or business.

    • Dockets on Justia, UniCourt and Trellis
    • Sealed or expunged cases still listed online
    • Dismissed or settled cases appearing in name searches
    • Records with private or sensitive details
    • Duplicate listings across several sites
    • Search results that surface any of the above

    Record sites respond to the right documents, so we build the order or request each one accepts and send it everywhere the case is listed. We assess your case free.

    What we remove

    Five ways we get court records removed

    01

    Court Dockets and Aggregator Sites

    Listings on legal data sites such as Justia, UniCourt and Trellis that republish public court records.

    • Site-by-site removal and redaction requests
    • Requests in the exact format each site requires
    • Handling duplicates across aggregators
    • Follow-up until each listing is resolved
    • Justia
    • UniCourt
    • Trellis
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    02

    Sealed and Expunged Cases

    Cases a court has sealed or expunged but that remain listed online.

    • Court order submitted to every site
    • Removal of records that should no longer be public
    • Verification that the listing is gone
    • Monitoring for reappearance
    • Sealed
    • Expunged
    • Court Orders
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    Dismissed and Resolved Cases

    Cases that ended in dismissal, settlement or resolution and still shape your search results.

    • Assessment of sealing or expungement options with counsel
    • Redaction and privacy requests
    • Records involving minors, identity theft or safety
    • A plan that moves case by case
    • Dismissed
    • Settled
    • Privacy
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    Orders Sent to Aggregators

    Once an order is in hand, we make sure every site that lists the case applies it.

    • Order packaged with supporting documents
    • Submission to each aggregator
    • Escalation if a listing returns
    • Written confirmation of results
    • Orders
    • Submissions
    • Confirmation
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    De-Indexing from Google and Bing

    The layer that locks in the result by removing record pages from search results.

    • Privacy and personal-information requests
    • Court-order submissions
    • Outdated-content requests
    • Authoritative results around your name
    • Google
    • Bing
    • De-Indexing
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    Where we deliver

    Court record sites we handle

    • Justia
    • UniCourt
    • Trellis
    • CourtListener
    • Docketbird
    • Docket aggregators
    • Legal data sites
    • Search results for court records
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    How it works

    How Court Record Removal Works

    1. 01

      Free Case Assessment

      We review the case status, the sites that list it and the grounds available, then choose the strongest route.

    2. 02

      Order and Evidence Preparation

      We gather the court order or work with counsel on sealing or expungement, and prepare the identity and case documents each site requires.

    3. 03

      Redaction, Removal and Orders to Sites

      We file in each site’s required format and send the order to every aggregator that lists the case.

    4. 04

      De-Indexing and Follow-Up

      We submit search-engine requests, follow up until resolved and monitor for relisted records.

    Courts set a high bar for sealing, so we assess the grounds with counsel before you commit to any route.

    What we get removed, and the hard cases we take on

    What we get removed

    • Sealed or expunged cases with the order in hand
    • Records involving minors, identity theft or danger to safety
    • Personal details such as signatures and account numbers
    • Duplicate listings across aggregators
    • Record pages de-indexed from Google and Bing

    Hard cases we take on

    • Dismissed cases: we work with counsel toward sealing or expungement
    • Unsealed records: we pursue redaction, privacy requests and de-indexing
    • Temporary redactions: we build the order that makes them permanent
    • Records that reappear: we monitor and resubmit with the order
    • Several cases across several sites: we file each with the supporting documents

    Why Our Removal Approach Works

    We build the order and requests each record site and search engine acts on.

    • Sealing and expungement worked with counsel
    • Requests in each site’s exact format
    • Orders sent to every site that lists the case
    • Specialists who handle these cases daily
    • Confidential handling and follow-up until resolved

    Court records are public, so record sites generally act on a sealing or expungement order rather than on a request alone. We build that order first, then submit it everywhere the case is listed and file de-indexing requests so the result holds in search.

    Typical scenarios

    Situations We Handle on Court Record Sites

    01

    Sealed Case Still Listed Online

    A court record that was sealed or expunged still appears on a legal data site and in search.

    → We supply the court order with a removal request and file de-indexing requests with the search engines.

    Our goal: Record removed or redacted and de-indexed in line with the order

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    02

    Private Details in a Docket

    A listing shows a signature, account number or other sensitive detail.

    → We submit a privacy and redaction request in the site’s format and a personal-information request to Google.

    Our goal: Sensitive details redacted and the page removed from search results

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    03

    Dismissed Case Ranking for Your Name

    A dismissed case keeps appearing on the first page of results across several sites.

    → We assess sealing with counsel, file requests with each site and submit de-indexing requests.

    Our goal: Listings removed or de-indexed across the sites where the case appears

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    Pay-for-results guarantee

    Pay on Removal for Eligible Cases

    Eligible US cases can be handled on a payment-on-removal basis. We may ask for an escrow or deposit, and clients outside the US pay through escrow or a deposit. Social media and YouTube removal is our guaranteed removal service, so it requires upfront payment. Terms are confirmed in writing before we start.

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    FAQ

    Court record removal questions

    Can you get my court record removed?

    Where the record is sealed or expunged, Justia, UniCourt and Trellis remove or redact it when you supply the court order. For other cases we pursue redaction, de-indexing and, through counsel, sealing or expungement. We assess your case free and choose the strongest route.

    Can court records be removed from Justia, UniCourt or Trellis?

    Yes, through the route each site accepts: a sealing or expungement order, or a redaction or privacy request in the situations they consider, such as minors, identity theft or danger to safety. We prepare the request and supporting documents for each site that lists the case.

    Does a dismissed or settled case get removed automatically?

    No, a dismissal does not remove the listing by itself. Record sites generally act on a sealing or expungement order, so we work with counsel on the order, then submit it to every site that lists the case, with de-indexing requests to the search engines.

    What is the difference between a redaction and a removal?

    A redaction hides names or details and may be temporary, while removal takes the record down. We use redaction and privacy requests where they are available and pursue the order that makes removal stick.

    Does de-indexing remove the record?

    De-indexing removes the page from Google and Bing results while the record may stay on the site. It is the layer that locks in the result, since most people find a record by searching a name.

    Do you guarantee removal?

    We cannot guarantee removal. Payment on removal is available to eligible US clients; we may ask for an escrow or deposit, and clients outside the US pay through escrow or a deposit. Every decision is the publisher’s, the platform’s or the court’s, so we assess your case first and confirm the strongest route and the terms in writing before we start.

    What mistakes weaken a court record removal?

    Avoid these mistakes and your request is far stronger: asking a record site to remove an unsealed case without a court order; sending a request in the wrong format or from the wrong email; contacting each site separately without a plan; and assuming a temporary redaction is permanent. Send us the case details and we will build the request in order.

    Still have a question? Talk to our team

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    Send us the links. We review them confidentially, free of charge, and show you the strongest route to getting them removed, redacted or de-indexed.

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