Ramirez v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
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PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 6/13/2018. (Fabillaran, J)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ANGELICA MATA RAMIREZ,
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No. 2:17-cv-2379 MCE AC
Plaintiff,
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v.
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PROTECTIVE ORDER
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AND
DOES I THOUGH 50, INCLUSIVE,
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Defendants.
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties’ Stipulated Protective Order (ECF No. 7), is
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APPROVED and INCORPORATED herein.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT:
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1. Requests to seal documents shall be made by motion before the same judge who will
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decide the matter related to that request to seal.
2. The designation of documents (including transcripts of testimony) as confidential
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pursuant to this order does not automatically entitle the parties to file such a document with the
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court under seal. Parties are advised that any request to seal documents in this district is governed
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by E.D. Cal. R. (“Local Rule”) 141.1 In brief, Local Rule 141 provides that documents may only
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The stipulation makes reference to Local Rule 39-141 however, this court has no Local Rule 39-141. In
the future, the parties are directed to this court’s Local Rules for information on confidentiality, filing
documents under seal, the mechanics of obtaining a stipulated protective order and all other matters
governed by the Local Rules.
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be sealed by a written order of the court after a specific request to seal has been made. Local
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Rule 141(a). However, a mere request to seal is not enough under the local rules. In particular,
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Local Rule 141(b) requires that “[t]he ‘Request to Seal Documents’ shall set forth the statutory or
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other authority for sealing, the requested duration, the identity, by name or category, of persons
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to be permitted access to the document, and all relevant information.” Local Rule 141(b)
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(emphasis added).
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3. A request to seal material must normally meet the high threshold of showing that
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“compelling reasons” support secrecy; however, where the material is, at most, “tangentially
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related” to the merits of a case, the request to seal may be granted on a showing of “good cause.”
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Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1096-1102 (9th Cir.), cert. denied,
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137 S. Ct. 38 (2016); Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178-80 (9th
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Cir. 2006). 2
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4. Nothing in this order shall limit the testimony of parties or non-parties, or the use of
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certain documents, at any court hearing or trial – such determinations will only be made by the
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court at the hearing or trial, or upon an appropriate motion.
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5. With respect to motions regarding any disputes concerning this protective order which
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the parties cannot informally resolve, including any disputes regarding inadvertently produced
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materials under Fed. R. Evid. 502, the parties shall follow the procedures outlined in Local
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Rule 251. Absent a showing of good cause, the court will not hear discovery disputes on an ex
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parte basis or on shortened time.
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6. The parties may not modify the terms of this Protective Order without the court’s
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approval. If the parties agree to a potential modification, they shall submit a stipulation
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and proposed order for the court’s consideration.
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The court notes the proposed order directs the “Clerk of the Court to file under seal all documents
marked ‘Confidential’ or ‘Confidential – Attorneys/Experts Only’ any/or any and all pleadings in which
information from said documents (or parts thereof) is contained or disclosed without further order of this
Court.” ECF No. 7 at 14 ¶2. This paragraph is expressly DISAPPROVED in its entirety for reasons stated
herein.
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7. Pursuant to Local Rule 141.1(f), the court will not retain jurisdiction over enforcement
of the terms of this Protective Order after the action is terminated.
8. Any provision in the parties’ stipulation (ECF No. 7) that is in conflict with anything
in this order is hereby DISAPPROVED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: June 13, 2018
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