Mahan v. UNUM Life Insurance Company of America

Filing 33

Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting in part and denying in part 32 Joint Motion to Seal.(vclc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/22/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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NANCY MAHAN,

Case No. 13-cv-04803-VC

Plaintiff,
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v.
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UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
AMERICA,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART JOINT MOTION
TO SEAL

Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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The Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the parties' Joint Motion to File the

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Administrative Record Under Seal (Docket No. 32). The Court finds that the parties have satisfied

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Rule 26(c)'s "good cause" standard with respect to filing the administrative record under seal. The

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parties represent that the record is over 4,000 pages and replete with confidential personal

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information, including the plaintiff's medical records and medical information, Social Security

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number, employment information, and salary information, which if made public, could harm the

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plaintiff's interests. See Sullivan v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am., 2012 WL 376904, at *1 (E.D. Cal.

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Aug. 29, 2012).

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administrative record under seal.

Thus, the Court GRANTS the motion to allow the parties to file the

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However, the Court concludes that the parties have not presented "compelling reasons

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supported by specific factual findings" to justify filing excerpts of the record under seal in

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connection with the defendant's motion for summary judgment. Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of

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Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178-80 (9th Cir. 2006) (internal quotations and citations omitted). The

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parties have not filed an unredacted version of the document sought to be sealed or shown why

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redaction of the excerpts is not possible. See L.R. 79-5(d). Accordingly, the Court DENIES the

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motion, without prejudice, to the extent the parties seek to file excerpts of the record under seal as

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part of a dispositive motion.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 22, 2014
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VINCE CHHABRIA
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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