Garcia v. Service Employees International Union et al

Filing 177

ORDER Granting 135 , 136 , 148 Motions to Seal as amended to cover the proposed redactions. The Clerk's Office shall maintain under seal the unredacted versions of the documents at Docket Nos. 134 -17, 135 -3, 135 -4, 135 -5, 135 -6, 149 . Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 9/18/2018. (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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RAYMOND GARCIA, et al.,

Case No.: 2:17-cv-01340-APG-NJK

Plaintiff(s),
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Order

v.
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[Docket Nos. 135, 136, 148]
SERVICE EMPLOYEES
INTERNATIONAL UNION, et al.,
Defendant(s).
Pending before the Court are three motions to seal related to discovery motion practice.

17 Docket Nos. 135, 136, 148. The Court previously ruled on those motions in part, and deferred
18 ruling in part subject to Defendants’ filing of a supplement. Docket No. 164. Defendants have
19 since filed that supplement, and now seek the ability to redact rather than to seal entire exhibits.
20 Docket No. 174. The following exhibits remain sealed: Docket Nos. 134-17, 135-3, 135-4, 13521 5, 135-6, 149. Redacted versions were publicly filed as attachments to Docket No. 174.
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The Court may maintain the secrecy of judicial filings made in conjunction with non-

23 dispositive motions upon a particularized showing of good cause. Kamakana v. City and County
24 of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180 (9th Cir. 2006). The redactions currently being proposed relate
25 to confidential information, the revelation of which could put Defendants at a disadvantage in
26 pursuing their mission moving forward. For example, the redactions pertain to union strategy as
27 to organizing, bargaining, and politics the revelation of which could hinder the union’s ability to
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For good cause shown, the motions to seal are hereby GRANTED as amended to cover

2 the proposed redactions. The Clerk’s Office shall maintain under seal the unredacted versions of
3 the documents at Docket Nos. 134-17, 135-3, 135-4, 135-5, 135-6, 149.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: September 18, 2018
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Nancy J. Koppe
United States Magistrate Judge

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