Bratset v. Davis Joint Unified School District et al

Filing 64

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 6/22/17 ORDERING that Defendant's 6/19/17 request to seal (ECF No. 63 ) is DENIED; Within 14 days of the date of this order defendant shall file defendant's Exhibit 6 with the minor's name redacted; and Upon defendant's filing, the Clerk of the Court shall replace defendant's original filing (ECF No. 56 -6 at 35-38), with the redacted version of defendant's Exhibit 6. (Becknal, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LAURA BRATSET, et al.,

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No. 2:16-cv-0035 GEB DB PS

Plaintiffs,
v.

ORDER

DAVIS JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff, Laura Bratset, is proceeding pro se in this action. Therefore, the matter was

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referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

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On May 25, 2017, defendant Davis Joint Unified School District filed a motion to dismiss. (ECF

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No. 56.) In support of that motion to dismiss defendant filed various exhibits. (ECF Nos. 5 & 6.)

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On June 19, 2017, defendant filed a request to seal defendant’s Exhibit 6. (ECF No. 63.)

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Therein, defendant notes that defendant’s Exhibit 6 contains the full name of a minor. (Id. at 1.)

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All documents filed with the court are presumptively public. See San Jose Mercury

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News, Inc. v. U.S. Dist. Court, 187 F.3d 1096, 1103 (9th Cir. 1999) (“It is well-established that

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the fruits of pretrial discovery are, in the absence of a court order to the contrary, presumptively

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public.”). However, pursuant to the Local Rules, when filing documents, counsel shall omit or,

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where reference is necessary, partially redact certain personal data identifiers. Local Rule 140(a).
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Minors’ names are one such personal identifier. Local Rule 140(a)(i).

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Defendant’s June 19, 2017 request to seal (ECF No. 63) is denied;

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2. Within 14 days of the date of this order defendant shall file defendant’s Exhibit 6 with

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the minor’s name redacted; and
3. Upon defendant’s filing, the Clerk of the Court shall replace defendant’s original filing

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(ECF No. 56-6 at 35-38), with the redacted version of defendant’s Exhibit 6.

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Dated: June 22, 2017

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DLB:6
DB/orders/orders.pro se/bratset0035.red.ord

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