Armstrong, et al v. Davis, et al

Filing 2478

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken GRANTING 2472 MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/17/2014)

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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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Plaintiffs,

No. C 94-2307 CW

v.

ORDER GRANTING
MOTION TO FILE
UNDER SEAL
(Docket No. 2472)

EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., et al.,
Defendants.
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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Defendants have filed a motion to file under seal unredacted

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versions of Exhibit G and Exhibits I through M of the Declaration

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of Mike Knowles (Docket No. 2472), which they offer in support of

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their Opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion for a Further Enforcement

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Order to Prohibit Defendants from Housing Class Members in

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Administrative Segregation Due to Lack of Accessible Housing

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(Docket No. 2473).

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of these documents in the public record.

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Defendants attest that Plaintiffs’ counsel has stipulated that the

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exhibits may be filed under seal.

Defendants also seek to file redacted versions
Docket No. 2472.

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These exhibits contain personal information of inmates,

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including their names, CDCR numbers and confidential medical

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information.

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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

Pintos v. Pac.
This cannot

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

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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).

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Civil Local Rule 79-5(d).

Defendants have provided reasons sufficient to support the

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sealing of the unredacted documents.

Accordingly, Defendants’

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motion for leave to file under seal is GRANTED (Docket No. 2472).

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Within four days of the date of this Order, Defendants shall

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electronically file under seal Exhibit G and Exhibits I through M

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of the Knowles Declaration, and shall file redacted versions of

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these documents in the public record.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

December 17, 2014

CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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