Goldberger v. SmartCare OS, LLC et al

Filing 54

ORDER granting ECF No. 52 Motion to Seal. The exhibit at Docket No. 50 -3 shall remain redacted. The filing at Docket No. 51 shall remain under seal. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 3/12/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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ANDREW GOLDBERGER,
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Plaintiff(s),
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vs.
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SMARTCAREOS, LLC, et al.,
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Defendant(s).
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Case No. 2:16-cv-01884-RFB-NJK
ORDER
(Docket No. 52)

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Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to seal. Docket No. 52. Defendants submit that

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certain portions of the exhibit at Docket No. 50-3 should be redacted to maintain the confidentiality of

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settlement information. Id at 3. Defendants’ exhibit includes a statement of the settlement amount and

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other financial information related to the settlement. Docket No. 51-3 at 3. In compliance with the

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Court’s Local Rules, Defendants filed an unredacted version of the exhibit under seal. Docket No. 51.

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Parties “who seek to maintain the secrecy of documents attached to dispositive motions must

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meet the high threshold of showing that ‘compelling reasons’ support secrecy.” Kamakana v. City &

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County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180 (9th Cir. 2006). Those compelling reasons must outweigh

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the competing interests of the public in having access to the judicial records and understanding the

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judicial process. Id. at 1178-79. In this case, the Court finds that compelling reasons exist to support

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the requested redactions.

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Accordingly, the motion to seal is GRANTED. Docket No. 52. The exhibit at Docket No. 50-3 shall

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remain redacted. The filing at Docket No. 51 shall remain under seal.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: March 12, 2018

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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge

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