Van Hofwegen v. Steiner et al

Filing 368

ORDER in Response to 367 Sealed Letter. (Written Opinion) Signed by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright on 6/22/2020. (NCP)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Matthew Van Hofwegen,

Case No. 17-cv-795 (JNE/ECW)

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

Officer Joseph Steiner, in his individual
capacity,
Defendant.

On June 15, 2020, the Court issued an Order regarding the disbursement of
Plaintiff Matthew Van Hofwegen’s settlement proceeds and granting in part Romanucci
& Blandin LLC’s Motion to Strike portions of Van Hofwegen’s May 5, 2020
submissions. (Dkt. 365.) The Court directed counsel for Van Hofwegen and Romanucci
& Blandin to meet and confer regarding proposed redactions for Van Hofwegen’s May 5,
2020 submissions on or before June 19, 2020 and, if counsel agreed as to the proposed
redactions, ordered Van Hofwegen to file redacted versions of his May 5, 2020
submissions on or before June 24, 2020. (Id. at 11-12.) If counsel could not reach
agreement, they were to email their proposed redactions to the undersigned’s chambers.
(Id. at 12.)
On June 19, 2020, Van Hofwegen and Romanucci & Blandin notified the Court
that they had reached agreement as to redactions and filed redacted versions of Van
Hofwegen’s May 5, 2020 submissions. (Dkts. 367, 367-1 to 367-13.) Having reviewed
the redacted versions of Van Hofwegen’s May 5, 2020 filings, IT IS ORDERED that:

1.

Docket No. 367-1 is ACCEPTED as the replacement for Docket No. 336
(Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiff’s Request for Settlement
Proceed Distribution) and Docket No. 333 (“FILED IN ERROR” version of
the same Memorandum);

2.

Docket No. 367-2 is ACCEPTED as the replacement for Docket No. 335
(Declaration of Matthew Van Hofwegen);

3.

Docket No. 367-3 is ACCEPTED as the replacement for Docket No. 334
(Declaration of Michael Padden); and

4.

Docket Nos. 367-4 to 367-13 are ACCEPTED as replacements for Docket
Nos. 334-1 to 334-10 (Appendix and Exhibits A-I to the Declaration of
Michael Padden).

DATED: June 22, 2020
s/Elizabeth Cowan Wright
ELIZABETH COWAN WRIGHT
United States Magistrate Judge

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