Amsel v. Eliades et al

Filing 38

ORDER Granting 36 Motion to Seal Exhibits A and B re 35 Motion to Dismiss. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant shall file a redacted version of exhibits A and B in the open record in compliance with Rule 5.2. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 7/5/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DL)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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JONAH AMSEL,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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DOUGLAS D. GERRARD, DOLORES
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ELIADES, and ARISTOTELIS ELIADES,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 2:16-cv-00999-RFB-GWF
ORDER

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This matter is before the Court on Defendant Douglas D. Gerrard’s (“Defendant”) Motion to

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Seal (ECF No. 36), filed on July 1, 2016. Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Non-Opposition (ECF No. 37)

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on July 1, 2016.

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There is a strong presumption of public access to judicial records. Kamakana v. City &

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County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006). For dispositive motions, a party seeking

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to seal a judicial record must meet the high threshold showing that “compelling reasons” support

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secrecy. Id. at 1180. Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that a filing should

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not contain an individual’s full social security number, financial account number, taxpayer-

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identification number, or birth date. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a).

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Defendant seeks to seal exhibits A and B attached to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF
No. 35) based on his inadvertent failure to comply with Rule 5.2. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Seal (ECF No. 36) is granted.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant shall file a redacted version of exhibits A and

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B in the open record in compliance with Rule 5.2.

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DATED this 5th day of July, 2016.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge