Hansford v. Solano County Department of Health and Human Services

Filing 102

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 9/12/11: The parties stipulation and proposed order 96 is approved. The Clerk of Court is directed to seal and remove from the public docket document number 72- 3, which is contained in docket entry 72. If at some future time a party wishes to unseal all or a portion of document number 72-3, that party may file a request to unseal in accordance with the court's Local Rules. (Kaminski, H)

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Wendy E. Musell, State Bar No. 203507
Elisa J. Stewart, State Bar No. 219557
STEWART & MUSELL
351 California Street, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Nathan Hansford

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Carolee Kilduff, State Bar No. 107232
Allison Goldsmith, State Bar No. 238263
ANGELO, KILDAY & KILDUFF
601 University Ave., Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95825
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant Solano County

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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NATHAN HANSFORD,
Plaintiff,

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v.
SOLANO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES and
DOES ONE THROUGH FIFTY, inclusive,

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Defendants.

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Case No. 2:08 CV 02232 MCE KJN
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER RE REMOVAL AND SEALING
OF PLAINTIFF’S MEDICAL RECORDS
FROM THE EASTERN DISTRICT
COURT ONLINE FILING SYSTEM

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Subject to the approval of the court, Plaintiff Nathan Hansford and Defendant sued
herein as Solano County HEREBY STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS:

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Nathan Hansford v. Solano County et al.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE REMOVAL OF PLAINTIFF’S MEDICAL RECORDS FROM THE EASTERN
DISTRICT ONLINE FILING SYSTEM
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Medical records are afforded a constitutional right to privacy pursuant to California
Constitution, Article 1 § 1.

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Plaintiff’s medical records are currently filed, unsealed, as Exhibit L to Peter Halloran’s

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Declaration is Support of Defendant’s Motion to Compel Documents Pursuant to Subpoena, in

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the above referenced case, Docket No. 72-3, pgs. 8-29. These records contain various private

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medical concerns as well as Plaintiff’s unredacted date of birth.

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Given the private nature of these records, the parties have agreed that Exhibit L shall be
removed from the online filing system and placed under seal.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

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FOR THE DEFENDANT:

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By:

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Attorneys for Defendant
SOLANO COUNTY

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/s/ Peter Halloran
_____________________
Peter Halloran
ANGELO, KILDAY & KILDUFF

FOR THE PLAINTIFF:

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By:

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/s/ Elisa J. Stewart
_______________________
Elisa J. Stewart
STEWART & MUSELL
Attorneys for Plaintiff
NATHAN HANSFORD

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ORDER

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The undersigned approves the parties’ stipulation regarding the sealing of certain

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documents presently available on the court’s public docket. However, the undersigned notes that

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the court cannot “split” Portable Document Format filings page-by-page. In light of the notice of

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settlement filed in this matter and for the sake of efficiency, the undersigned directs the Clerk of

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Court to seal the entire .pdf filing in which the “Exhibit L” referenced in the stipulation is

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contained.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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The parties’ stipulation and proposed order (Dkt. No. 96) is approved.

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The Clerk of Court is directed to seal and remove from the public docket

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document number 72-3, which is contained in docket entry 72.
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If at some future time a party wishes to unseal all or a portion of document

number 72-3, that party may file a request to unseal in accordance with the court’s Local Rules.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: September 12, 2011

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