Doe v. The Regents of the University of CA, et al

Filing 13

ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 11/25/24 GRANTING #12 Request to Seal Exhibit F to the Declaration of Nicholas R. Sidney; within 30 days, Plaintiff shall file a noticed motion for leave to proceed anonymously and to show good cause why his name should be redacted from Exhibits E and F; Defendants may respond and Plaintiff may file an optional reply per Local Rules; within 5 days after the Court rules on Plaintiff's motion or, in the event that Plaintiff does not file a timely motion, within 35 days after the date of this Order, Defendants shall file public, redacted copies of Exhibits E and/or F that redact the names of the student witnesses and, if ordered by the Court, Plaintiff's name. (Benson, A.)

1 HAILYN J. CHEN (SBN 237436)
[e-mail]
2 NICHOLAS R. SIDNEY (SBN 308080)
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3 MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
350 South Grand Avenue, Fiftieth Floor
4 Los Angeles, California 90071-3426
Telephone:
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6 Attorneys for THE REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA; DONALD
7 DUDLEY; WENDI DELMENDO; and LIZ PARIS
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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JOHN DOE, an individual,

Case No. 2:24-cv-02770-TLN-CSK

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS

vs.

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
15 CALIFORNIA, DONALD DUDLEY in his
individual capacity, WENDI DELMENDO in
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individual, and DOES I – V,
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Defendants.
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Judge: Hon. Troy L. Nunley

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ORDER

2 Having considered Defendants’ Request to Seal Documents, the Court ORDERS as follows:
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Defendants’ request to seal the unredacted copy of Exhibit F to the Declaration of

4 Nicholas R. Sidney is GRANTED because there is little, if any, interest in public disclosure of the
5 identifies of non-party student witnesses in a dating violence investigation, and there is a
6 compelling public interest in preserving the confidentiality of student witnesses.
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Within 30 days of this Order, Plaintiff shall file a noticed motion for leave to

8 proceed anonymously and to show good cause why his name should be redacted from Exhibits E
9 and F to the Declaration of Nicholas R. Sidney. Defendants may respond and Plaintiff may file an
10 optional reply consistent with the Local Rules.
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Within five days after the Court rules on Plaintiff’s motion or, in the event that

12 Plaintiff does not file a timely motion, within 35 days after the date of this Order, Defendants shall
13 file public, redacted copies of Exhibits E and/or F that redact the names of the student witnesses
14 and, if ordered by the Court, Plaintiff’s name.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 25, 2024

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Troy L. Nunley
Chief United States District Judge

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