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California · Upon the filing of a case so restricted

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For California · Upon the filing of a case so restricted, state is California; automatic or by motion is automatic; what triggers relief is Upon the filing of a case so restricted; waiting period is 60 days; what the relief does is access to the court file will be delayed for 60 days, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

Upon the filing of a case so restricted, the court clerk shall mail notice to each defendant named in the action. The notice shall be mailed to the address provided in the complaint. The notice shall contain a statement that an unlawful detainer complaint (eviction action) has been filed naming that party as a defendant, and that access to the court file will be delayed for 60 days except to a party, an attorney for one of the parties, or any other person who (1) provides to the clerk the names of at least one plaintiff and one defendant in the action and provides to the clerk the address, including any applicable apartment, unit, or space number, of the subject premises, or (2) provides to the clerk the name of one of the parties in the action or the case number and can establish through proper identification that the person lives at the subject premises.

leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

State
California our reading
Automatic or by motion
automatic our reading
What triggers relief
Upon the filing of a case so restricted verified
Waiting period
60 days verified
What the relief does
access to the court file will be delayed for 60 days verified
Statute
CCP 1161.2 our reading
Sourceleginfo.legislature.ca.gov
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DatasetEviction record sealing and expungement by US state

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Automatic or by motion

(a) (1) The clerk shall allow access to limited civil case records filed under this chapter, including the court file, index, and register of actions, only as follows:

— all from leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

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