United States of America v. Sierra Pacific Industries et al

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ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 3/4/11 ORDERING Pursuant to Local Rules 140 and 141, and for the reasons stated in the United States of America's Request to Seal Documents in Support of the United States's Opposition t o Sierra Pacific Industries' Request for Reconsideration of Order Denying its Motion to Compel and to File Redacted Documents, the Court hereby ORDERS that identifying information is to be redacted from page 355, line 5 to page 356, line 3 of Ex hibit 2 to the declaration of Kelli Taylor and opposition referring thereto pursuant to Local Rule 140. The unredacted documents are to be filed under seal pursuant to Local Rule 141(e)(2)(i) for the duration of this lawsuit, and the United States shall file the redacted versions of these documents in the public docket. Thereafter, the documents filed under seal shall be returned to the United States pursuant to Local Rules. (Matson, R)

-EFB United States of America v. Sierra Pacific Industries et al

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney KELLI L. TAYLOR TODD A. PICKLES Assistant U.S. Attorneys 501 "I" Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, California 95814 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for the United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. 14 SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 [EDCA L.R. 141] 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Notice of Request to Seal Documents and to File Redacted Documents

CASE NO. 2:09-cv-02445-KJM-EFB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'S REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS AND TO FILE REDACTED DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES' OPPOSITION TO SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES' MOTION TO COMPEL; ORDER THERETO

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REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS AND TO FILE REDACTED DOCUMENTS Pursuant to Local Rules 140 and 141, the United States of America hereby respectfully requests that this Court seal two pages of exhibit 2 to the Declaration of Kelli L. Taylor, which are being filed in opposition to Sierra Pacific Industries' ("SPI") Request for Reconsideration of the Order Denying its Motion to Compel, and to permit the United States to file these 2 pages under seal only. These two pages (pages 355 and 356 of the deposition of Karen Juska) contain and/or directly cite or refer information that has been marked confidential in this action. The United States likewise respectfully seeks to file an opposition redacting the sentence that refers to the contents of these documents. The

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United States believes that the filing of this information in the public docket as part of this lawsuit may be prohibited by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, and/or would otherwise affect the privacy rights of third-parties not represented in this litigation. This information is also subject to the terms of a Protective Order entered by this Court. See Docket Entry 64. The United States submits the declaration of Kelli Taylor, and exhibits thereto, to refute SPI's allegations with respect to an alleged "cover-up" and to otherwise oppose SPI's request for reconsideration for denial of its motion to compel. The United States requests that the documents remain under seal for the duration of this lawsuit. The United States has already served by email a complete, unredacted copy of the opposition and declarations of Kelli Taylor, and exhibits thereto, to moving party SPI, pursuant to local rules and the terms of the Protective Order. The United States has also filed redacted copies in the public docket. For the foregoing reasons, the United States requests that the Court seal pages 355 and 356 attached as Exhibit 2 to the declaration of Kelli Taylor. Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney Date: February 28, 2011 /s/ Kelli L. Taylor KELLI L. TAYLOR TODD A. PICKLES Assistant U.S. Attorneys Counsel for the United States of America By:

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Notice of Request to Seal Documents and to File Redacted Documents

ORDER Pursuant to Local Rules 140 and 141, and for the reasons stated in the United States of America's Request to Seal Documents in Support of the United States's Opposition to Sierra Pacific Industries' Request for Reconsideration of Order Denying its Motion to Compel and to File Redacted Documents, the Court hereby ORDERS that identifying information is to be redacted from page 355, line 5 to page 356, line 3 of Exhibit 2 to the declaration of Kelli Taylor and opposition referring thereto pursuant to Local Rule 140. The unredacted documents are to be filed under seal pursuant to Local Rule 141(e)(2)(i) for the duration of this lawsuit, and the United States shall file the redacted versions of these documents in the public docket. Thereafter, the documents filed under seal shall be returned to the United States pursuant to Local Rules. IT IS SO ORDERED. Date: March 4, 2011. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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