Appellate Court of Illinois· 8/13/1992

In Re Johnson

Citations

598 N.E.2d 406
232 Ill. App. 3d 1068
174 Ill. Dec. 209

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holding that once documents are filed with the court, they lose their private nature and become part of the court file and public components of the judicial proceeding to which the right of access attaches
reversing the trial court, which had denied access to the media intervenors in a civil case
reversing the trial court, which had denied access to the media intervenors in a civil case
access to judicial records is left to sound discretion of trial court based on the relevant facts and circumstances of the case
‘The parties’ desire and agreement that the court records were to be sealed falls far short of outweighing the public’s right of access to the files.’
access to judicial records is left to sound discretion of trial court based on the relevant facts and circumstances of the case

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Judges: Knecht

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