Lauer v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Filing 4

ORDER that no later than March 4, 2015, Defendant shall file either (1) a publicly-available redacted version of its petition for removal that complies with the above rules, or (2) a statement explaining why it believes redaction is not required in this case such that it would be proper to unseal its petition for removal as currently filed. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 2/25/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ROBERT LESLIE LAUER,

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Plaintiff(s),

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vs.

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LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN
POLICE DEPT., et al.,

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Defendant(s).
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Case No. 2:15-cv-00326-LDG-NJK
ORDER

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On February 24, 2015, Defendant filed a petition for removal with this Court that included

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Plaintiff’s personal identifiers, including his date of birth, social security number, and what appears to

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be his personal address. Docket No. 1. As such, the documents were sealed by the Clerk’s Office.

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Pursuant to the E-Government Act of 2002 and this Court’s rules, it is the duty of counsel to ensure that

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private information (such as home address, social security number, and dates of birth) is not filed on the

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public record. See Special Order No. 108; see also Special Order No. 109 at III.H (requiring

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electronically filed documents to comply with Special Order No. 108).

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No later than March 4, 2015, Defendant shall file either (1) a publicly-available redacted version

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of its petition for removal that complies with the above rules, or (2) a statement explaining why it

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believes redaction is not required in this case such that it would be proper to unseal its petition for

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removal as currently filed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: February 25, 2015

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge