Martensen v. Koch

Filing 66

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley denying 61 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/1/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Northern District of California

United States District Court

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KIRBY MARTENSEN,

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Plaintiff,
v.

Case No.: C-12-05257 JSC
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO
FILE UNDER SEAL (Dkt. No. 61)

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WILLIAM KOCH, et al.,
Defendant.

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Now pending before the Court is Defendant’s Administrative Motion to Seal (Dkt. No. 61)
filed in connection with Defendant’s Motion for Leave to File Motion for Partial Reconsideration.
Plaintiff opposes the motion. (Dkt. No. 64.) For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.
Defendant’s motion seeks leave to file under seal excerpts of Plaintiff’s deposition in the
ongoing action in Florida between Plaintiff and the Oxbow entities. Defendant asserts that he seeks
to file the excerpts under seal out of “an abundance of caution” and “in light of the ‘confidential’
designation of the Martensen deposition transcripts.” (Dkt. No. 61 at 1.) As Plaintiff correctly
contends, Defendant has not shown good cause for sealing any portion of Plaintiff’s deposition.
Merely stating that a party in another litigation believes the information to be confidential is

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insufficient. Defendant shall publicly file an unredacted version of his motion within three days,

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unless Defendant can provide a specific reason as to why the excerpts should be filed under seal.

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This Order disposes of Docket Number 61.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: July 1, 2013
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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Northern District of California

United States District Court

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