Sciara v. Campbell

Filing 107

ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that 98 Defendant Stephan Campbell's Motion to Seal Exhibit E-2 to Defendant's Motion for Sanctions is GRANTED.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that 106 Plaintiff's Motion to Seal Exhibits 1-2 to 105 his Response is GRANTED. See Order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Albregts on 4/26/2021. (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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BRIAN SCIARA,

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Case No. 2:18-cv-01700-DJA
Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER

STEPHEN CAMPBELL,
Defendant.

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Presently before the Court is Defendant Stephan Campbell’s Motion to Seal Exhibit E-2 to

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Defendant’s Motion for Sanctions (ECF No. 98), filed on April 9, 2021. To date, no response has

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been filed. The Court finds this matter properly resolved without a hearing. See Local Rule 78-1.

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Defendant requests leave to file Exhibit E-2 to his Motion under seal as it contains

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information designated as confidential under the parties’ protective order. Plaintiff did not file

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any response. Consequently, Plaintiff’s failure to file points and authorities in response to the

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motion “constitutes a consent to the granting of the motion.” LR 7-2(d).

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Moreover, the Court finds that Defendant has met the standard to seal. Although the fact

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that the information was disclosed as confidential under the Protective Order is not alone

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sufficient, it is the type of confidential financial information that may be protected by the Ninth

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Circuit’s directives in Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006)

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and Center for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Group, LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1097 (9th Cir. 2016). The

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Court finds that protecting confidential financial information is a compelling reason to seal

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Exhibit E-2. See, e.g., Youtoo Techs., Inc. v. Twitter, Inc., 2017 WL 3396496 at *2 (D. Nev. Aug.

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7, 2017). Therefore, the Court will grant Defendant’s Motion to Seal (ECF No. 98).

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In addition, this matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Seal Exhibits 1-2 to his

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Response ECF No. 105 (ECF No. 106), filed on April 23, 2021. Again, the Court finds that the

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standard to seal has been met as the documents were designated as confidential under the parties’

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protective order and the Court finds protecting financial information at issue in the Exhibits 1-2 is

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a compelling reason.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Stephan Campbell’s Motion to Seal Exhibit
E-2 to Defendant’s Motion for Sanctions (ECF No. 98) is granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall unseal the Motion for
Sanctions (ECF No. 99) and the exhibits ECF No. 99-1 through ECF No. 99-6 while maintaining
the seal on Exhibit E-2 (ECF No. 99-7).

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion to Seal Exhibits 1-2 to his

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Response ECF No. 105 (ECF No. 106) is granted. Plaintiff shall file his Exhibits 1-2 under seal.

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DATED: April 26, 2021.

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DANIEL J. ALBREGTS
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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