Dev v. Donahoe

Filing 60

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 3/4/2013 ORDERING 56 that the Clerk is directed to REDACT plaintiff's social security number from Exhibit A to the declaration of Sandra Schmidt, 55 -9 at 8], and include only the last four numbers; and defendant's request to seal, 56 , is DENIED. (Reader, L)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LAL DEV,
Plaintiff,

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No. 2:11-cv-2950-JAM-EFB PS

vs.
PATRICK R. DONAHOE,
ORDER

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Defendant.
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Plaintiff proceeds pro se in this action, which was referred to the undersigned pursuant to

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Eastern District of California Local Rule 302(c)(21). See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On February

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27, 2013, defendant filed a request to seal Exhibit A to the declaration of Sandra Schmidt, which

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was filed in support of defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Dckt. No. 56; see also Dckt.

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No. 55. Upon review of that exhibit, it appears that the basis for the request to seal is the

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inclusion of plaintiff’s social security number on the exhibit. Dckt. No. 55-9 at 8.

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Local Rule 140(a) provides that “pursuant to the Judicial Conference Policy on Privacy

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and Electronic Access to Case Files, and the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347,

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effective April 16, 2003, when filing documents, counsel and the Court shall omit or, where

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reference is necessary, partially redact the following personal data identifiers from all pleadings,

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documents, and exhibits, whether filed electronically or on paper, unless the Court orders
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otherwise: . . . Social Security numbers: Use only the last four numbers . . . .” E.D. Cal. L.R.

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140(a). Because the issue can be resolved via redaction, the clerk’s office will be directed to

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redact plaintiff’s social security number on the exhibit and the motion to seal will be denied.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. The Clerk is directed to redact plaintiff’s social security number from Exhibit A to the

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declaration of Sandra Schmidt, Dckt. No. 55-9 at 8, and include only the last four numbers; and

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2. Defendant’s request to seal, Dckt. No. 56, is denied.

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SO ORDERED.

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DATED: March 4, 2013.

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