Wyo. R. Prac. & P. 9
Any person may file a motion for limited intervention, supported by affidavit showing good cause, for access to sealed documents in a case record, which shall be accompanied by a proposed order, request for setting, and a certificate showing service of the motion and affidavit upon the parties and any interested persons, or a request for waiver of the notice requirement due to inability to locate any interested person after due diligence. The motion shall include a request for an order granting limited intervention. The court may waive the notice requirement if the court finds that good faith efforts to locate an nterested person have been made, that further efforts are not likely to be successful, and that the need for access to the sealed documents outweighs any prejudice to any interested person, and is in the interest of justice. Any party or interested person may file a response within thirty days of service of the motion. In determining the motion, the court shall consider applicable law and the content and purpose of these rules, and shall, in particular, balance the presumption in favor of public access to court records against the need to protect individual privacy rights and the public interest. This rule applies to case records that have been sealed, but does not apply to court records that are confidential as a matter of law.
Wyo. R. Prac. & P. 9
Created August 11, 2010; Effective January 1, 2011.