Oliphant et al v. City and County of San Francisco et al

Filing 101

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL MATERIALS RELATED TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION IN LIMINE NO. 2; DIRECTIONS TO DEFENDANTS. Defendants are directed to file, no later than June 3, 2010, a redacted version of Motion in Limine No. 2 in the public record. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on June 1, 2010. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/1/2010)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Before the Court is defendants' "Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Materials Related to Defendants' Motion in Limine No. 2 Regarding Qualified Immunity," filed May 25, 2010. Having read and considered the administrative motion, the Court rules as follows: 1. Because defendants' Motion in Limine No. 2 references matter that appears to consist of confidential personnel records, defendants' administrative motion is hereby GRANTED. Accordingly, defendants are hereby DIRECTED to electronically file, no later than June 3, 2010, the unredacted version of Motion in Limine No. 2 under seal. See General Order No. 62 ("If a motion to file under seal is granted in part or full, the requesting party will e-file the document under seal according to the procedures outlined in the FAQs on the ECF website."). 2. Under the Civil Local Rules of this District, a request to file a document under v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, et al., Defendants / ALPHONSO OLIPHANT, et al., Plaintiffs, No. C-08-5048 MMC ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL MATERIALS RELATED TO DEFENDANTS' MOTION IN LIMINE NO. 2; DIRECTIONS TO DEFENDANTS United States District Court IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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seal "must be narrowly tailored to seek sealing only of sealable material." See Civil L.R. 79-5(a). Here, defendants' Motion in Limine No. 2 does not, in its entirety, consist of sealable material. For example, Motion in Limine No. 2 includes a discussion of legal principles applicable to qualified immunity as well as a summary of evidence previously filed in the public record.1 Accordingly, defendants are hereby DIRECTED to electronically file, no later than June 3, 2010, a redacted version of Motion in Limine No. 2 in the public record. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 1, 2010

MAXINE M. CHESNEY United States District Judge

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