UniCourt is a litigation-data company. Its home page says it connects to more than 5,000 state and federal courts across 46 states, and its search looks up cases by party, attorney or judge. The case page we checked opened with a summary (filing date, court, judges), then listed the parties, attorneys, court documents and docket entries. If you were ever a plaintiff or a defendant, a UniCourt page can come up when someone searches your name.
UniCourt has no people-search style opt-out. Its route is a Public Records Redaction Request: a reviewed request, one case at a time, that only someone involved in the case can file.
Checked against UniCourt's live redaction request page, Public Records Policy, CCPA request page, privacy policy and a case page on October 20, 2026. We read the pages; we did not submit anything, so we can't show the verification email or a decision.
Who can ask
The request page accepts requests only from:
- a party to the public record,
- a legal guardian or fiduciary of a party, or
- an attorney representing a party.
It says UniCourt does not accept requests from reputation companies or other third parties, so a paid removal service can't file this one for you. The policy also says that if a third party charges you for a UniCourt redaction, you can send the request to UniCourt yourself for free.
What UniCourt weighs
The Public Records Policy lists the factors it considers, and says the list is not exhaustive:
- whether a court has sealed or expunged the record
- whether the record puts you at increased risk of physical harm
- whether you are a victim of identity theft and the record results from it
- whether the record concerns and adversely affects a minor
The same policy says it only considers complete requests, asks for "compelling evidence", does not grant all requests, and treats casual redaction as something that limits public access, and that records with a strong public interest, or involving companies and other organizations, are less likely to be redacted. It also says UniCourt does not knowingly post sealed records.
How to file a UniCourt redaction request
- Open the case on unicourt.com and copy its address. The case page we checked had a link titled Why is this public record being published online? that leads to the request form with the case's address attached. You can also go straight to unicourt.com/case/removeRecord and paste the case page URL.
- Answer the first questions: your country and state of residence, the case page URL, and how you are related to the record (party, guardian or fiduciary, or attorney).
- Fill in the party's details: name, full address, email and phone number, each email and phone entered twice. A second section asks for the requestor's details, including a bar number and bar state.
- Say whether a court has sealed or expunged the record, and upload a court order or other supporting documents. The upload is marked required.
- Pick the reason that fits best: risk of physical harm (with a police report, court order or other documents), a minor adversely affected, identity theft, or a general objection to court records being published online. Each reason asks for documentation.
- Tick the box accepting UniCourt's terms and policies. It also certifies, under penalty of perjury under California law, that what you entered is true. Click Submit Request.
- Verify your email address. You have 14 days, and the request is not processed until you do. Then select the party name to redact and submit the Redaction Form.
Each case needs its own request. The policy refuses several records bundled into one.
Read the policy before you tick the box
The checkbox accepts UniCourt's Public Records Policy along with its other terms. That policy says you agree not to sue UniCourt over your request until the request and an appeal have both been turned down. If the request is approved, you agree not to sue UniCourt over it at all, and you waive a jury trial for claims about the request or the policy. If a lawyer is handling your case, show it to them first.
How long does it take?
UniCourt says it typically decides within 30 days and answers in writing. It charges nothing to submit, process or appeal a request.
If the request is approved, the policy says UniCourt will redact or seal the record as published on its own site. Search engines are outside its control: it says approved URLs are generally de-indexed within about 30 days, but the timing is unknown. The page doesn't describe what the case page looks like after a redaction, so search your name again once you hear back.
If you're turned down
- Appeal within 30 days of the decision notice, using the link in that email.
- Bring something new. UniCourt says appeals without substantive new information or documents are denied, and all appeals are final.
- A redaction can be undone. The policy reserves UniCourt's right to republish a redacted record at its own discretion.
What a redaction does not do
It changes UniCourt.com only. The policy says the record may still exist elsewhere and that only a court order can seal it; the court's own file is untouched. If your goal is the record itself, sealing or expungement goes through the court, and a sealed or expunged record is the first factor UniCourt lists in favor of redaction.
The CCPA form is not a shortcut
UniCourt also has a CCPA request page at unicourt.com/legal/pii-requests. It is for California residents only, asks for a government ID upload or a signed affidavit, and gives you 14 days to verify your email. The page itself says the CCPA does not apply to court records, and the privacy policy says names, addresses and phone numbers published by courts are not personal information under the CCPA. Use it for other personal information UniCourt holds about you, not to take down a case.
For those requests the privacy policy says UniCourt aims to respond within 45 days, up to 90 with written notice, and allows two requests in 12 months. You can file online, call 866-910-5995, or write to the postal address below. Someone acting for you must be registered with the California Secretary of State.
UniCourt is a court-records site, so it isn't one of the people-search sites in Defynta's free scan. Run the scan to see where your name and address appear on the sites we track.
Who runs UniCourt. The privacy policy names UniCourt Inc., P.O. Box 1106, Tustin, CA 92781-1106. We did not find UniCourt on California's data broker registry (searched October 20, 2026), so the state's DROP tool, which sends requests to registered brokers, is not a route here. File directly.
Related pages
- How to remove your home address from Google search results
- Where data brokers get your information
- What to do if your home address is exposed online
Full list: the master opt-out guide.
Frequently asked questions
Is the UniCourt removal request free?
Yes. UniCourt says it does not charge for submitting, processing or appealing a redaction request.
Can a removal company do it for me?
No. The request page turns away reputation companies and other third parties. Only a party, a party's legal guardian or fiduciary, or a party's attorney can file.
My record was expunged. Is it removed automatically?
The pages don't say so. UniCourt says it does not knowingly post sealed records and lists a sealed or expunged record as a factor in favor of redaction. File the request, answer yes to the sealed or expunged question, and upload the order.
Will the case disappear from Google?
UniCourt says approved URLs are generally de-indexed within about 30 days, but it doesn't control search engines and says the timing is unknown.
A court case is one place your name and address can surface; people-search sites are another. See which of the sites we track list you with a free Defynta scan.
Free scan
See which people-search sites list you.
Web Watcher checks the people-search sites we track for your name and links you to the ones it cannot read itself. You see the results before you create an account.