Weeks v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

Filing 141

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENT, signed by District Judge Anthony W. Ishii on 12/21/2017. (Kusamura, W)

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VINCENT CASTILLO, State Bar No. 209298
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ALEXEI N. OFFILL-KLEIN, State Bar No. 288448
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LOMBARDI, LOPER & CONANT, LLP
Lake Merritt Plaza
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 2600
Oakland, CA 94612-3541
Telephone:
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Attorneys for Defendant
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Lake Merritt Plaza
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 2600
Oakland, CA 94612-3541

LOMBARDI, LOPER & CONANT, LLP

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TREVOR WEEKS,

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Case No. 13-cv-01641-AWI-JLT
Plaintiff,

v.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation,

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO SEAL
DOCUMENT
[USDC Eastern District Local Rule 141]

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Trial Confirmation:
Time:
Courtroom:

January 16, 2017
1:30 p.m.
2, Judge Ishii
2500 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721

Complaint Filed:
Trial:

Defendants.

October 10, 2013
January 30, 2018

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Having reviewed defendant’s Notice of Request to Seal Document, defendant’s Request

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to Seal Document, and the proposed sealed document (a release agreement purportedly signed by

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plaintiff in connection with a previous lawsuit against defendant, which contains a confidentiality

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clause and which defendant seeks to attach as an exhibit to a motion in limine), and good cause

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appearing therefore, defendant’s Request to Seal Document is hereby GRANTED. The release

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agreement SHALL BE SEALED for the duration of this litigation and cannot be unsealed without

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a subsequent order from this Court.

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31039-45450 AOFFILLKLEIN 686078.1

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[PROP.] ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO SEAL
CASE NO. 13-CV-01641-AWI-JLT

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When defendant files its motion in limine regarding its prior settlement with plaintiff,

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defendant shall file the Release under seal, and ensure that a true and correct copy of the Release

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is provided to Plaintiff in preparation for the hearing on motions in limine.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 21, 2017
SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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31039-45450 AOFFILLKLEIN 686078.1

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[PROP.] ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO SEAL
CASE NO. 13-CV-01641-AWI-JLT