Blink, et al. v. Kern High School District, et al.

Filing 49

ORDER GRANTING 48 Plaintiff's Request to Seal, signed by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker on 3/26/2024. (Hall, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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M.H., by and through his Guardian ad
Litem, TIFFANY ARTERBERRY, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

Case No. 1:23-cv-00531-ADA-CDB
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’
REQUEST TO SEAL

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v.

(Doc. 48)

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KERN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, et
al.,
Defendants.

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Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ notice and request to seal a document, filed (Doc.

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48) and emailed to the undersigned’s chambers on March 25, 2024, described as an attorney

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declaration containing information protected by attorney-client privilege and confidential

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information submitted at the Court’s direction (Doc. 43) in connection with counsel for Plaintiffs’

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pending motion to be relieved as counsel of record (Doc. 42).

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The Court has considered the factors set forth in Oregonian Publ’g Co. v. U.S. Dist. Court

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for Dist. of Or., 920 F.2d 1462 (9th Cir. 1990). The Court finds that, for the reasons stated in

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Plaintiffs’ notice and request, sealing the declaration of counsel serves a compelling interest. The

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Court further finds that, in the absence of closure, the compelling interests identified by Plaintiffs

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would be harmed. Due to the privileged and confidential nature of the information contained

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throughout the declaration, the Court further finds that there are no additional alternatives to

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sealing the declaration that would adequately protect the compelling interests identified by

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Plaintiffs.

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Consistent with Local Rule 141, Plaintiffs provided to chambers of the undersigned the

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declaration sought to be sealed, which the undersigned has reviewed. See Local Rule 141(b) (“all

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documents covered by the Request shall be … e-mailed to the appropriate Judge or Magistrate

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Judge’s proposed orders e-mail box”).

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Accordingly, pursuant to Local Rule 141 and based upon the representations contained in

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Plaintiffs’ notice and request, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the declaration of counsel for

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Plaintiffs dated March 25, 2024, shall be SEALED until further order of this Court.

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It is FURTHER ORDERED within five days of the date of this Order, Plaintiffs shall

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submit a copy of this Order, the request for sealing and the document to be sealed (counsel for

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Plaintiffs’ declaration) by email to the Operations Section of the Clerk of the Court:

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[e-mail]
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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March 26, 2024

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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