Wolf et al v. Clark County Department of Family Services et al

Filing 158

ORDER Granting 147 and 150 Motions for Leave to File Documents Under Seal. The documents at Docket Nos. 148 and 151 shall remain under seal. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 6/18/2019. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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BRUCE WOLF, et al.,

Case No.: 2:17-cv-02084-JCM-NJK

Plaintiffs,

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v.

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Order

CLARK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
FAMILY SERVICES, et al.,

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(Docket Nos. 147, 150)

Defendants.
Pending before the Court are Plaintiffs’ motions for leave to file certain documents under

13 seal. Docket Nos. 147, 150. In compliance with the Court’s Local Rules, Plaintiffs filed the
14 relevant documents under seal while their motions are pending. Docket Nos. 148, 151.
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Parties “who seek to maintain the secrecy of documents attached to dispositive motions

16 must meet the high threshold of showing that ‘compelling reasons’ support secrecy.” Kamakana
17 v. City & County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180 (9th Cir. 2006). Those compelling reasons
18 must outweigh the competing interests of the public in having access to the judicial records and
19 understanding the judicial process. Id. at 1178-1179.
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Plaintiffs submit that the documents at Docket Nos. 148 and 151 contain detailed

21 descriptions regarding the sexual abuse suffered by the minor victims as well as the name and
22 home address of their adoptive family. Docket No. 147 at 3, Docket No. 150 at 2. Plaintiffs further
23 submit that the document at Docket No. 151 contains numerous references to sensitive mental
24 health issues regarding the minor victims. Docket No. 150 at 3. Additionally, Plaintiffs submit
25 that redaction of the sensitive information would render the documents “all but unreadable.”
26 Docket No. 147 at 3, Docket No. 150 at 3. The Court find that compelling reasons exist to support
27 filing these documents under seal.
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Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ motions for leave to file under seal, Docket Nos. 147 and 150, are

2 GRANTED. The documents at Docket Nos. 148 and 151 shall remain under seal.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: June 18, 2019.

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NANCY J. KOPPE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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