Raig Chaquico v. David Freiberg et al

Filing 23

ORDER by Judge Maria-Elena James finding as moot 16 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal. (mejlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/8/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CRAIG CHAQUICO,
Plaintiff,

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v.

ORDER RE: ADMINISTRATIVE
MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL
Re: Dkt. No. 16

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DAVID FREIBERG, et al.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 17-cv-02423-MEJ

Defendants.

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Plaintiff Craig Chaquico filed a Motion to Seal a 1993 Settlement Agreement under seal on

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the ground that it had been designated confidential by the signing parties. Mot., Dkt. No. 16. The

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Court found Plaintiff “fail[ed] to show any specific harm or prejudice will result if the 1993

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Agreement is filed publicly.” Order at 3, Dkt. No. 20; see Civ. L.R. 79-5(d) (“Reference to a

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stipulation or protective order that allows a party to designate certain documents as confidential is

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not sufficient to establish that a document, or portions thereof, are sealable.”). The Court allowed

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Plaintiff to “file an additional declaration to conform with Civil Local Rule 79-5.” Id. at 4.

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Rather than filing a declaration identifying the specific harm that would result from the

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public disclosure of the 1993 Settlement Agreement, Plaintiff filed an unredacted version of the

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Agreement in the public docket. See Dkt. No. 22. Accordingly, the Court FINDS AS MOOT the

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Motion to Seal.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 8, 2017
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MARIA-ELENA JAMES
United States Magistrate Judge