Brown v. Clark County Detention Center et al

Filing 152

ORDER. The filing at Docket No. 150 and all exhibits thereto are hereby STRICKEN and the Court INSTRUCTS the Clerk's Office to maintain those filings under seal. See Order for details/deadlines. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 5/7/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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CHARON L. BROWN,

Case No.: 2:15-cv-01670-APG-NJK

Plaintiff(s),
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Order

v.
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[Docket No. 150]
CLARK COUNTY DETENTION CENTER,
et al.,
Defendant(s).

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Pending before the Court is Defendant Naphcare’s response to Plaintiff’s motion to reopen

17 discovery. Docket No. 150. In violation of Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and
18 Local Rule IC 6-1, Naphcare’s counsel filed on the public docket Plaintiff’s medical records
19 containing personal identifiers that were not redacted. Docket Nos. 150-1, 150-2, 150-3, 150-4,
20 150-5, 150-6, 150-7, 150-8, 150-9, 150-11. Because counsel violated those rules, the filing at
21 Docket No. 150 and all exhibits thereto are hereby STRICKEN and the Court INSTRUCTS the
22 Clerk’s Office to maintain those filings under seal. An amended response that complies with all
23 applicable rules shall be filed by May 11, 2018, 1 and the deadline for any reply is hereby extended
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It appears the hundreds of pages of medical records were filed in support of the
26 “background” information outlining Naphcare’s version of facts regarding the merits of the case.
See, e.g., Docket No. 150 at 6. It is not clear that filing medical records is necessary to address the
27 standards pertinent to the pending motion. Moreover, to the extent the documents have been
designated as confidential by Plaintiff, the Court reminds Naphcare and its counsel of their meet28 and-confer obligations and of the Court’s sealing requirements. See Docket No. 110.
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The Court CAUTIONS Naphcare and its counsel that they must comply with all applicable

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 7, 2018
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Nancy J. Koppe
United States Magistrate Judge

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