Armstrong, et al v. Davis, et al

Filing 2447

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken Granting 2435 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/20/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN ARMSTRONG, et al.,

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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No. C 94-2307 CW

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING
MOTION AND
STIPULATION TO
FILE UNDER SEAL
(Docket No. 2435)

v.
EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., et al.,
Defendants.
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Plaintiffs have filed a motion to file under seal unredacted

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versions of Exhibits E-S of the Declaration of Rebekah Evenson

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(Docket No. 2435), which they offer in support of their motion for

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a Further Enforcement Order to Prohibit Defendants from Housing

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Class Members in Administrative Segregation Due to Lack of

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Accessible Housing (Docket No. 2436).

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file redacted versions of these documents in the public record.

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Docket No. 2435.

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agreeing to the sealing of these documents.

Plaintiffs also seek to

The parties have also filed a stipulation
Docket No. 2435-1.

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In their stipulation, the parties state, “Exhibits E-S

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contain ‘personal information’ of inmates, . . . including their

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names and CDCR numbers.”

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Id. at ¶ 5.

Because the public interest favors filing all court documents

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in the public record, any party seeking to file a document under

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seal must demonstrate good cause to do so.

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Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 678 (9th Cir. 2010).

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be established simply by showing that the document is subject to a

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protective order or by stating in general terms that the material

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is considered to be confidential, but rather must be supported by

Pintos v. Pac.
This cannot

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a sworn declaration demonstrating with particularity the need to

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file each document under seal.

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a document has been designated as confidential by another party,

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that party must file a declaration establishing that the document

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is sealable.

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See Civil Local Rule 79-5(a).

If

Civil Local Rule 79-5(d).

The parties have provided reasons supporting the sealing of

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the unredacted documents.

Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ motion for

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leave to file under seal is GRANTED (Docket No. 2435).

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four days of the date of this Order, Plaintiffs shall

Within

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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electronically file under seal Exhibits E-S of the Evenson

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Declaration, and shall file redacted versions of these documents

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in the public record.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

October 20, 2014

CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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