Doe v. City of San Mateo et al

Filing 189

ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO SEAL re 188 (SI, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/21/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 JANE DOE, v. Plaintiff, IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

No. C 07-05596 SI No. C 08-02541 SI ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO SEAL

COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, et al., Defendants. /

Plaintiff has filed a motion for this Court to place papers filed by defendant County of San Mateo under seal. The County of San Mateo filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint on January 16, 2009. In support of the motion, the County of San Mateo filed a declaration by David Levy. Exhibit C to Mr. Levy's declaration is a document that contains plaintiff's name, address, and telephone number. This information should clearly have been filed under seal pursuant to the protective order in these cases. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS plaintiff's motion, to the extent she requests that Exhibit C to Mr. Levy's declaration (Docket No. 187, 07-5596; Docket No. 163, 08-2541) be removed from the public docket and placed under seal. Plaintiff also requests that the Court sanction the County of San Mateo for placing this information on the public docket. The Court finds no evidence of bad faith by defendant. Indeed, the County of San Mateo simultaneously filed a motion to place Exhibit C under seal, and the Court presumes defendant's filing of this document on the public document was an oversight. Accordingly, the Court finds that no sanctions are warranted. In light of the sensitive nature of the underlying incident in this case, the Court exhorts all defendants to take utmost care to comply with the protective order in the future. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 1/21/09 SUSAN ILLSTON United States District Judge