Vela et al v. County Of Monterey et al

Filing 136

ORDER DENYING 123 PLAINTIFFS' ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 7/2/2018.(blflc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/2/2018)

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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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ESTATE OF SANDRA VELA, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
v.

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COUNTY OF MONTEREY, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No. 16-cv-02375-BLF
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE
UNDER SEAL
[Re: ECF 123]

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Plaintiffs have filed an Administrative Motion to File under Seal, requesting that Exhibits

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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56, 82, and 108 in support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Adjudication be sealed on the

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basis that Defendants have designated those Exhibits as confidential.
Where the moving party requests sealing of documents because they have been designated

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confidential by another party under a protective order, the burden of establishing compelling

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reasons for sealing is placed on the designating party. Civ. L.R. 79-5(e). “Within 4 days of the

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filing of the Administrative Motion to File Under Seal, the Designating Party must file a

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declaration . . . establishing that all of the designated material is sealable.” Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1).

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“If the Designating Party does not file a responsive declaration . . . and the Administrative Motion

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

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earlier than 4 days, and no later than 10 days, after the motion is denied.” Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(2).

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Defendants did not file a declaration establishing that Exhibits 56, 82, and 108 are sealable

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within the time provided to do so. Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ motion is DENIED. Plaintiffs may file

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those exhibits publicly no earlier than 4 days, and no later than 10 days, after the date of this

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Order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 2, 2018

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BETH LABSON FREEMAN
United States District Judge