Banark v. Adams et al

Filing 43

ORDER that the Clerk must docket and unseal the transcript of the excerpt from the Inmate Early Mediation Conference (ECF No. 28 ) held on June 10, 2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 9/12/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF: cc ECRO Dept - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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LONNIE LEE BANARK,

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Plaintiff,
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ADAMS, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:15-cv-0546-RFB-CWH

ORDER

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The parties in this matter attended an Inmate Early Mediation Conference (ECF No. 28) on

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June 10, 2106. Normally, an Inmate Early Mediation Conference is confidential and transcripts of

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hearings in such matters are sealed. However, under Local Rule 16-5, in the event of a dispute over

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the enforcement of a settlement agreement, the court may order the disclosure of confidential

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information from the hearing. Here, there is a dispute as to whether the parties reached an agreement

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at the mediation conference. The court will therefore unseal the transcript of the portions of that

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hearing in which the parties discuss their consent to the proposed agreement.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Clerk must docket and unseal the transcript of the
excerpt from the Inmate Early Mediation Conference (ECF No. 28) held on June 10, 2016.

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DATED: September 12, 2016.

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C.W. Hoffman, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge