Richard Charles Fininen v. State

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

No. 06-16-00039-CR

RICHARD CHARLES FININEN, Appellant V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 5th District Court Cass County, Texas

Trial Court No. 2015F00270

Before Morriss, C.J., Moseley and Burgess, JJ.

ORDER

Our review of the court reporter’s record in this case indicates that it contains “sensitive

data” as that phrase is defined in Rule 9.10 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10(a). Sensitive data includes “a driver’s license number, passport number, social security number, tax identification number or similar government-issued personal identification number.” TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10 (a)(1). Volume five of the court reporter’s record contains the appellant’s social security number. Rule 9.10(b) states, “Unless a court orders otherwise, an electronic or paper filing with the court, including the contents of any appendices, must not contain sensitive data.” TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10(b).

Rule 9.10(g) provides, “A court may also order that a document be filed under seal in paper form or electronic form, without redaction.” TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10(g). Therefore, because volume five of the court reporter’s record contains sensitive data, we order the clerk of this Court or her appointee, in accord with Rule 9.10(g), to seal volume five of the electronically filed court reporter’s record in this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

BY THE COURT

Date: October 4, 2016