In the trial courts, confidential cases contain full party names because the entire case is hidden from public view. However, case information and court documents are available online in appellate cases. Because of this, in an a appeal of a case that was confidential in the trial court, you must refer to any confidential parties by their initials. Confidential parties may include children, juvenile defendants, and others. Relevant case types include:
- AD - Adoption Appeal
- EX - Appeals in Certain Administrative Proceedings (confidential when Review Board of the Department of Workforce Development is a party)
- JC - Juvenile CHINS
- JM - Juvenile Miscellaneous
- JQ - Child Protection Order
- JS - Juvenile Status
- JT - Juvenile Termination of Parental Rights
- JV - Juvenile Delinquency Appeals: Trial Court JD
- MH - Mental Health
- PO - Order for Protection
- XP - Expungement
Before e-filing into any of the case types listed above, you must be familiar with the Rules on Access to Court Records and Appellate Rule 23(F).