Prasad et al v. County of Sutter et al

Filing 143

ORDER GRANTING Plaintiffs' Request to File documents under seal signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 4/16/14. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

1 MICHAEL W. BIEN – 096891
ERNEST GALVAN – 196065
2 KATHRYN G. MANTOAN – 239649
AARON J. FISCHER – 247391
3 JENNIFER L. STARK – 267062
ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP
4 315 Montgomery Street, Tenth Floor
San Francisco, California 94104-1823
5 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
6 Attorneys for Plaintiffs
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SACRAMENTO DIVISION

10 Estate of NATHAN PRASAD, deceased, by and
through MARY PRASAD; MARY PRASAD; T.P.,
11 a minor; A.P., a minor; and N.S., a minor,
Plaintiffs,
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v.
13 COUNTY OF SUTTER; J. PAUL PARKER,
14 Sutter County Sheriff’s Department Sheriff;
DAVID SAMSON, Sutter County Jail Division
BIDWELL, Sutter
15 Commander; NORMANLieutenant; LOU ANNE
County Jail Corrections
16 CUMMINGS, Sutter County Health Officer;
AMERJIT BHATTAL, Sutter County Assistant
of Human Services – Health Division;
17 Director GARBETT, Sutter County Jail Nurse
BRENT
18 Program Manager; DORIS BROWN, Sutter
County Jail Advanced Registered Nurse
19 Practitioner; MELODY YOUNG, Sutter County
Jail Licensed Vocational Nurse; KIMBERLY
20 WEISS, Sutter County Jail Licensed Vocational
Nurse; GURKIRAT BHANGU, Sutter County
21 Jail Licensed Vocational Nurse; CHRISTINA
STOHLMAN, Sutter County Jail Correctional
22 Officer; LESTER EATON, Sutter County Jail
Correctional Officer; MIGUEL AGUILAR,
Deputy Officer; OLGA
23 Sutter County Jail County Jail Deputy Officer;
TAHARA, Sutter
DIAZ, Sutter
Jail Deputy Officer;
24 ROSACRAWFORD,CountyCounty Jail Deputy
ERIC
Sutter
BALJINDER RAI, Sutter County Jail
25 Officer;Officer; SHANE DICKSON, Sutter
Deputy
Deputy Officer; FREMONT26 County Jail HEALTH GROUP; and MICHAEL
RIDEOUT
27 FRATERS, D.O.,
Defendants.
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Case No. 2:12-CV-00592-TLN-CKD
ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST TO
FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER
SEAL PURSUANT TO LOCAL
RULE 141

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL PURSUANT TO LOCAL
RULE 141

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ORDER
On April 10, 2014, Plaintiffs, by and through plaintiff MARY PRASAD as Court-

3 appointed guardian ad litem for plaintiffs T.P., A.P., and N.S. (collectively, the “Minor
4 Plaintiffs”), submitted to the Court by email a Request to File Under Seal (“Request”) a
5 document entitled Confidential Declaration of Kathryn G. Mantoan in Support of
6 Plaintiffs’ Motion for Approval of Minors’ Compromise and for Orders to Deposit Money
7 Into Blocked Accounts (“Confidential Mantoan Declaration”). The Request, Confidential
8 Mantoan Declaration, and accompanying Proposed Order were served on all defendants in
9 this action by overnight mail on the same day, in compliance with Eastern District of
10 California Local Rule 141(b).
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Having reviewed the Confidential Mantoan Declaration and its attached exhibit and

12 Plaintiffs’ request to file under seal, the Court finds that the documents at issue contain
13 sensitive, private, and personal information, the disclosure of which may prove unduly
14 burdensome and harmful to the Minor Plaintiffs. Further, the public’s interest in accessing
15 this information is minimal, as it is unrelated to the merits of the Minor Plaintiffs’ claims
16 or the underlying causes of action in this case. Therefore, given the balance of equities,
17 good case exists to maintain these documents under seal.
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Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ Request to File Under Seal the Confidential Declaration of

19 Kathryn G. Mantoan in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Approval of Minors’
20 Compromise and for Orders to Deposit Money Into Blocked Accounts is GRANTED.
21 IT IS SO ORDERED.
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23 Dated: April 16, 2014
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Troy L. Nunley
United States District Judge

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL PURSUANT TO LOCAL
RULE 141