Okpoti v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department et al

Filing 77

ORDER Granting 76 Stipulation to Redact Confidential Information. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 6/16/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

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CITY OF LAS VEGAS
BRADFORD R. JERBIC
City Attorney
Nevada Bar No. 01056
ELIAS P. GEORGE
Deputy City Attorney
Nevada Bar No. 12379
[e-mail]
495 S. Main Street, Sixth Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89101
[phone] (office)
[phone] (fax)
Attorneys for City of Las Vegas

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UNI TED STATES DI STRI CT COURT

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DI STRI CT OF NEVADA

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NATHAN OKPOTI, an individual,

CASE NO. 2:15-cv-00110-APG-CWH

Plaintiff,

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vs.
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LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE
DEPARTMENT, A POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF
NEVADA; CITY OF LAS VEGAS, A
PUBLIC ENTITY; OFFICER JOHN D.
BRANDON, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND
OFFICIAL CAPACITIES, POLICE
OFFICER DOES I-XX AND JOHN DOES IXX, INCLUSIVE,

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO REDACT CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION

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Defendants.
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Pursuant to Local Rule 6-2, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”) Rule 5.2, and

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Federal Rules of Evidence (“FRE”) Rule 501, the parties, by and through their respective

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counsel, hereby stipulate and respectfully request that this Court order the redaction of certain

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confidential information provided during the deposition of the City of Las Vegas’ FRCP Rule

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30(b)(6) witness, Lieutenant Martin Quintana, taken on April 27, 2016. Specifically, the parties

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are requesting that only lines 16-20 on page 9 of Lt. Quintana’s deposition transcript be redacted

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in order to keep confidential the peace officer’s home address.

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Good cause exists for the Court to order the redaction of the requested information.
Nevada Revised Statutes section 289.025 generally prohibits the disclosure of a peace officer’s

City of Las Vegas

495 S. Main Street
Sixth Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
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home address for privacy reasons. When balanced with the presumption of public access to

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judicial files, Kamakana v. City of Cnty. Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006), the parties are

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requesting only that limited portion of Lt. Quintana’s deposition transcript be redacted to

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preserve his stated-protected privacy interests. See Henry A. Wilden, 271 F.R.D. 184, 189 (D.

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Nev. 2010) (“A number of federal courts have recognized that [FRE] Rule 501 allows

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recognition and respect for state evidentiary codes and privileges which express important state

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interests and policies.”) (citations omitted).

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Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that this Court order the redaction of Lt.

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Quintana’s home address from his deposition testimony, specifically, lines 16-20 on page 9.

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED:

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Dated this 9th day of June, 2016.

Dated this 9th day of June, 2016.

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_/s/ Elias P. George___________
ELIAS P. GEORGE
Deputy City Attorney
CITY OF LAS VEGAS
Nevada Bar No. 12379
495 South Main Street, Sixth Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89101
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
City of Las Vegas

_/s/ Robert Flummerfelt_________________
ROBERT FLUMMERFELT
CANON LAW SERVICES, LLC
Nevada Bar No. 11122
410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 390
Las Vegas, NV 89145
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Nathan Okpoti

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Dated this 9th day of June, 2016.
_/s/ Ryan Daniels__________________
RYAN DANIELS
KAEMPFER CROWELL
Nevada Bar No. 13094
1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 650
Las Vegas, NV 89135
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
and Officer John Brandon

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IT IS SO ORDERED:
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______________________________
The Honorable C.W. Hoffman Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge

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DATED: June ______, 2016.

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City of Las Vegas

495 S. Main Street
Sixth Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
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