Kirk v. County of Alameda et al

Filing 218

ORDER Sealing Documents. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on 1/10/2012.(Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Mailing)(lhklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/10/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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BELINDA K.,

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Plaintiff,
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COUNTY OF ALAMEDA et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No.: 10-CV-05797-LHK
ORDER SEALING DOCUMENTS

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Pursuant to the Court’s January 28, 2011 Order in this case, the Court has sealed the first
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amended complaint (“FAC”) in the above-captioned action. The Court has also sealed East Bay
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Children’s Law Offices’ Memo in support of its Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 179-1); Defendant
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Crowell, et al.’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 181); Plaintiff’s Reply to Opposition to Preliminary
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Injunction (ECF No. 197); and Plaintiff’s Motion for Stay of Proceedings (ECF No. 204).
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Similarly, the following documents were temporarily locked and shall now be permanently locked:
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ECF No. 166 (B.K.’s Declaration in support of preliminary injunction); ECF No. 169 (Motion to
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Invalidate ICWA); ECF No. 173 (Isaacson Motion to Dismiss); ECF No. 201 (B.K.’s Request for
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Judicial Notice in support of Reply to Opposition). As the Court held in its previous Order, these
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documents contain sensitive, personal information which must be submitted under seal to protect
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the interests of the minor J.H.
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The Plaintiff is ordered to prepare a redacted version of the FAC, B.K.’s Declaration in

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support of preliminary injunction; Motion to Invalidate ICWA; Request for Judicial Notice in
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support of Reply in support of Preliminary Injunction; Plaintiff’s Reply to Opposition to
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Preliminary Injunction; and Plaintiff’s Motion for Stay of Proceedings for public filing, in
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accordance with Civil Local Rule 79-5. Defendant Isaacson, Defendant East Bay Children’s Law
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Office and Defendant Crowell, et al. are also ordered to prepare a redacted version of their Motions
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to Dismiss. The parties’ redactions must remove sensitive and personal information revealing
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J.H.’s identity, his medical history, the allegations underlying the removal of J.H. from Plaintiff’s
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custody, and similar information. The parties are ordered to stop publicly filing this information,
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which they are aware have already been determined sealable by the Court. The parties must
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comply with the Civil Local Rules and submit documents containing sensitive information under
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seal, and propose redactions for the publicly-filed versions of these documents.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: January 10, 2012
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Case No.: 10-CV-05797-LHK
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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge