Smith v. Watson Chapel School District

Filing 17

ORDER granting Watson Chapel's request that the Clerk be directed to file under seal any documents designated as "Confidential: File Under Seal". Signed by Chief Judge J. Leon Holmes on 3/9/12. (vjt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
PINE BLUFF DIVISION
MARK LEON ESSEX SMITH
v.

PLAINTIFF
NO. 5:11CV00272 JLH

WATSON CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT

DEFENDANT
ORDER

Counsel for the Watson Chapel School District has indicated in the Rule 26(f) Report that
it will be necessary to produce in discovery and introduce into evidence documents that contain
personally identifiable data of students. Counsel has requested that the Court enter an order
directing the Clerk to seal any documents indicated by either party to contain such information. That
request is granted.
The Court directs that if either party wishes to file any documents that contain personally
identifiable data of students, that party should designate the documents as “Confidential: File Under
Seal” and, when such documents are filed, the Clerk is authorized to file them under seal.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 9th day of March, 2012.

J. LEON HOLMES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE