Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc

Repeal of subdivision 4.07.1, entitled “Courts Using an Automated Case Management System Approved for Statewide Use by the State Judicial Records Committee," of Court Operating Rule 4, entitled "Uniform Record Keeping System," and in lieu thereof adoption of a new subdivision 4.07.1, entitled “Courts Using an Automated Case Management System Approved for Statewide Use by the State Judicial Records Committee."




1.  It is ordered that effective January 1, 2010, subdivision 4.07.1 of Court Operating Rule 4 be and the same is hereby repealed and a new subdivision 4.07.1  adopted in lieu thereof to read as follows:

COURT OPERATING  RULE 4.07 - FILING INFORMATION SHEET


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4.07.1 Courts Using an Automated Case Management System Approved for Statewide Use by the State Judicial Records Committee


1) Courts shall require a filing information sheet for each civil, domestic relations, and probate case filed.  

2) The filing information sheet shall reflect the case type and contain the following information for each party occupying the position of or on the same side as the plaintiff or defendant, each decedent, or each ward/protectee in the case:


a) Party type;
b) Party name;
c) Date of birth if the party is a person; and
d) Social security number if the party is a person and such information is reasonably available.

3) Responsibility for completing these sheets is with the parties, who shall make reasonable effort to provide full information.

4) The filing information sheets are confidential records.  For domestic relations cases, the filing information sheet shall be placed under seal and filed with the domestic relations case file.  For all other probate and civil cases, the filing information sheet shall be filed in case number sequence and stored separately from the case file or destroyed upon entry of the information.

5) Filing information sheets shall not be required when the filing is made electronically, provided required information on party type, party name, date of birth and social security number is contained in the electronic submission.

2.  It is ordered that notice of this order be published in the Journal of The Missouri Bar.

3.  It is ordered that this order be published in the South Western Reporter.

4.  The state courts administrator shall provide copies of this order to each presiding circuit court judge and circuit clerk and such other persons as the administrator deems appropriate.

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WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR.
Chief Justice