Slawson Exploration Company, Inc. v. Arch Specialty Insurance Company

Filing 42

MINUTE ORDER; 41 Slawson's Unopposed Renewed Motion to Restrict Access to Documents [ECF 27] and [ECF 29] is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to accept for filing the redacted versions of the proposed S cheduling Order and the Scheduling Order attached to the Motion as Exhibit A and Exhibit B. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to maintain the following documents UNDER RESTRICTION at LEVEL 1:2 the proposed Scheduling Order [#27] and the Scheduling Order [#29], by Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix on 10/23/15.(morti, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 15-cv-01131-KLM
SLAWSON EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
ARCH SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, a Nebraska corporation,
Defendant.
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MINUTE ORDER
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ENTERED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE KRISTEN L. MIX
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Slawson’s Unopposed Renewed
Motion to Restrict Access to Documents [ECF 27] and [ECF 29] [#41]1 (the “Motion”).
In the Motion, Plaintiff asks the Court to accept for filing redacted versions of the proposed
Scheduling Order [#27] and the Scheduling Order [#29]. Motion, Exs. A & B [##41-1, 41-2].
Plaintiff explains that “[t]he redacted portions of these two documents contain highly
confidential information regarding two high-stake settlement agreements arising from the
underlying actions.” Motion [#41] at 2. Plaintiff also attaches an order entered by a
Canadian court that ordered that the settlement agreements referenced in the documents
at issue in the instant Motion be kept sealed. Motion, Ex. C [#41-3].
In accordance with D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.2(d), the Motion was publicly posted to allow
for any objections to the requested relief and no timely objections were filed. Pursuant to
D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.2, the Court finds that the presumption of public access to Court files
is outweighed by the parties’ interest in privacy. Further, because the parties offer
redaction of only limited information as a less restrictive alternative to restriction of the
documents in their entirety, the public will have access to information about this case that
was not ordered sealed by the Canadian court. Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion [#41] is GRANTED.

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“[#41]” is an example of the convention the Court uses to identify the docket number
assigned to a specific paper by the Court’s case management and electronic case filing system
(CM/ECF). The Court uses this convention throughout this Minute Order.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to accept for filing
the redacted versions of the proposed Scheduling Order and the Scheduling Order
attached to the Motion as Exhibit A and Exhibit B.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to maintain the
following documents UNDER RESTRICTION at LEVEL 1:2 the proposed Scheduling Order
[#27] and the Scheduling Order [#29].
Dated: October 23, 2015

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Level 1, the least restrictive, limits access to the documents to the parties and the Court.
See D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.2.

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