The court ordered that the documents be released without redactions.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles fought for six years all the way to the State Supreme Court to block the release of the documents. Early in January, Judge Emilie H. Elias overturned a previous decision, and ordered the archdiocese to lift the redactions of the names of certain kinds of officials: archbishops and bishops, vicars for clergy members and directors of treatment facilities, as well as pastors, “church agents” or employees who had supervisory responsibility over an accused priest and were made aware of complaints or suspicions about him.
The names of supervisors, like pastors in parishes or the supervisors of religious orders, are missing from the released documents.
On January 31st the court so ordered. The deadline is February 22nd.