A Wisconsin Motion to File Documents Under Seal is a mechanism which allows parties to a legal dispute to keep certain documents secret from the public. This motion is used to protect information which is sensitive and confidential, and which may be financially or personally damaging to one of the parties involved in a legal case. Generally, this motion is used to protect trade secrets, intellectual property, privileged communications, or other confidential information. There are two types of Wisconsin Motion to File Documents Under Seal. The first is a party-initiated motion, where one of the parties to a dispute requests that documents be sealed under court order. The second is a court-initiated motion, where the court can choose to seal documents on its own initiative. In either motion, the court must consider the potential harm to the parties, the public interest, and the necessity of protecting the documents. Before granting the motion, the court must be satisfied that sufficient grounds exist for allowing the documents to remain sealed.