Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. ANC Vista I, LLC et al

Filing 108

ORDER re 103 Motion to Seal. Plaintiff shall file, no later than September 24, 2015, a supplement explaining whether redaction is feasible and, if so, a proposed redacted version of the exhibits. The Clerks Office is INSTRUCTED to keep the subject documents sealed for the time being. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 9/21/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
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Plaintiff(s),
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vs.
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ANC VISTA I, LLC, et al.,
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Defendant(s).
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Case No. 2:14-cv-00840-JCM-NJK
ORDER

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Pending before the Court is a motion to seal. Docket No. 103. Plaintiff seeks to keep certain

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exhibits sealed on the basis that they refer to the Garff Appraisal and “portions” of the exhibits are

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proprietary in nature. See Docket Nos. 103-1, 103-2. The Ninth Circuit has made plain that, to the

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extent any confidential information can be easily redacted while leaving meaningful information

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available to the public, the Court must order that redacted versions be filed rather than sealing entire

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documents. Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1137 (9th Cir. 2003); see also In

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re Roman Catholic Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, 661 F.3d 417, 425 (9th Cir. 2011) (the district

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court must “keep in mind the possibility of redacting the sensitive material”).1 Plaintiff has not

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explained whether its concerns can be alleviated by filing a redacted version of the exhibits, rather than

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sealing them in their entirety. Accordingly, Plaintiff shall file, no later than September 24, 2015, a

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The Court expresses no opinion as to the merits of the motion to seal.

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supplement explaining whether redaction is feasible and, if so, a proposed redacted version of the

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exhibits.

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The Clerk’s Office is INSTRUCTED to keep the subject documents sealed for the time being.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: September 21, 2015

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge

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