(PC) Ribot v. Smith, et al.

Filing 34

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 1/7/2021 GRANTING 31 Request to Seal Documents. Under Local Rule 141, the documents identified as Exhibits A-D and F-HH, filed as exhibits with Defendants counsels declaration (ECF No. 29-3) in support of Defendants Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No 29), shall be filed under seal of this Court and shall not be publicly filed in this matter. The page numbers to be sealed include ECF No. 29-3 pages 3-12 and 41-165. (Henshaw, R)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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HUGO RIBOT,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:19-CV-01361-JAM-DMC-P

v.

ORDER

CHRISTOPHER SMITH, M.D., et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42

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U.S.C. § 1983. Pending before the court is Defendant Christopher Smith’s request that certain

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documents be filed under seal. ECF No. 31. The Court construes Defendant’s request as a motion.

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Specifically, the Court construes Defendant’s request as a motion to seal documents under

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Eastern District of California Local Rule 141.
Defendant moves to seal medical records of Plaintiff Hugo Ribot that Defendant

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filed as exhibits to his motion for summary judgment. Id. at 1–2. Defendant specifically moves to

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seal Exhibits A–D and F–HH. Id.

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The Court finds that Defendant, for the reasons stated in his motion, has satisfied

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applicable law and shown that sealing of the identified documents is warranted. See L.R. 141(a);

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see also Center for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Group, LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1101 (9th Cir. 2016).

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Defendant’s motion to seal documents (ECF No. 31) is GRANTED;

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Under Local Rule 141, the documents identified as Exhibits A–D and F–

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HH, filed as exhibits with Defendant’s counsel’s declaration (ECF No. 29-3) in support of

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Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No 29), shall be filed under seal of this Court

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and shall not be publicly filed in this matter. The page numbers to be sealed include ECF No. 29-

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3 pages 3–12 and 41–165.

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Dated: January 7, 2021
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DENNIS M. COTA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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