Bryant v. Shaefer et al

Filing 80

ORDER directing Clerk's Office to file letter under seal re 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 1/15/2014. (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KEVIN DARNELL BRYANT,
Plaintiff,

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Case No. 1:11-cv-00444-AWI-SKO PC
ORDER DIRECTING CLERK’S OFFICE TO
FILE LETTER UNDER SEAL

v.

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(Docs. 75-78)
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DR. SHAEFER, et al.,

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Defendants.
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On January 15, 2014, the Court received a letter via email sent by Deputy Attorney

17 General Preeti Bajwa concerning Correctional Counselor Borum, a non-party witness whose in18 court testimony is relevant to a pending motion to dismiss. The letter relates to Ms. Borum’s
19 medical condition and it was written by a doctor with Ms. Borum’s treating facility. Although the
20 Court does not seal documents sua sponte as a matter of course, see Local Rule 140(e), due to the
21 extreme sensitivity of this personal information, good cause exists to order the letter sealed,
22 thereby precluding access to the letter except by the Court.
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The parties are informed that based on the information disclosed in the letter, the Court

24 confirms that the continuance of the evidentiary hearing, which was addressed via order filed
25 January 14, 2014, was required.
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Accordingly, the Clerk’s Office HEREBY DIRECTED to file the letter under seal.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

January 15, 2014

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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