Shields et al v. Federation Internationale De Natation

Filing 123

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley denying (118) Administrative Motion to File Under Seal in case 3:18-cv-07393-JSC; denying (181) Administrative Motion to File Under Seal in case 3:18-cv-07394-JSC. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/16/2020)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THOMAS A. SHIELDS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 3:18-cv-07393
Case No: 3:18-cv-07394

v.
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FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONAL DE
NATATION,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Defendant.

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Dkt. No. 181

INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING
LEAGUE
LTD,

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ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE
UNDER SEAL

Plaintiff,
v.
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONAL DE
NATATION,
Defendant.

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Plaintiffs move to file under seal portions of their Joint Letter Brief Regarding 30(b)(6)
Topics (“Letter Brief”) that reference documents obtained from Defendant through discovery, and
that Defendant designated as “confidential” under the parties’ stipulated Protective Order.
Plaintiffs submit the declaration of counsel Joshua W. Malone, who attests that Plaintiffs were
required to file the material under seal pursuant to “Paragraph 13.3 of the Protective Order[.]”
(Dkt. No. 181-1 at ¶ 4).
Under the Local Rules of this District, where a party seeks to file under seal any material
designated as confidential by another party, the submitting party must file a motion for a sealing
order. See Civil L.R. 79-5(d)-(e). “Within 4 days of the filing of the Administrative Motion to
File Under Seal, the Designating Party must file a declaration . . . establishing that all of the

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designated information is sealable.” Id. at 79-5(e)(1). “If the Designating Party does not file a

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responsive declaration as required by subsection 79-5(e)(1) and the Administrative Motion to File

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Under Seal is denied, the Submitting Party may file the document in the public record no earlier

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than 4 days, and no later than 10 days, after the motion is denied.” Id. at 79-5(e)(2).

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To date, the designating party has not filed a responsive declaration to the above-

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referenced motion. Having considered the submission of the parties and for the reasons stated

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above, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ administrative motion to seal.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 16, 2020
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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
United States Magistrate Judge

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