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
2