Flores v. Walmart, Inc.
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ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that counsel shall comply with the requirements of Local Rule IA 10- 5, the Ninth Circuit's decision in Kamakana, 447 F.3d 1172, and the procedures outlined above, with respect to any documents filed under seal. To the extent any aspect of the blanket protective order may conflict with this order or Local Rule IA 10-5, that aspect of the blanket protective order is hereby superseded with this order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 11/25/2024. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AMMi)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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ROSEMARY FLORES,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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WALMART, INC.,
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Defendant.
Case No. 2:24-cv-01493-JAD-NJK
Order
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Concurrently herewith, the Court is entering a blanket protective order to facilitate
13 discovery in this case. This order reminds counsel that there is a presumption of public access to
14 judicial files and records. A party seeking to file a confidential document under seal must file a
15 motion to seal and must comply with the Ninth Circuit’s directives in Kamakana v. City and
16 County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006).
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The Court has adopted electronic filing procedures. Attorneys must file documents under
18 seal using the Court’s electronic filing procedures. See Local Rule IA 10-5. Papers filed with the
19 Court under seal must be accompanied with a concurrently-filed motion for leave to file those
20 documents under seal. See Local Rule IA 10-5(a).
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The Court has approved the blanket protective order to facilitate discovery exchanges. But
22 there has been no showing, and the Court has not found, that any specific documents are
23 secret or confidential. The parties have not provided specific facts supported by declarations or
24 concrete examples to establish that a protective order is required to protect any specific trade secret
25 or other confidential information pursuant to Rule 26(c) or that disclosure would cause an
26 identifiable and significant harm. The Ninth Circuit has held that there is a presumption of public
27 access to judicial files and records, and that parties seeking to maintain the confidentiality of
28 documents attached to nondispositive motions must show good cause exists to overcome the
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1 presumption of public access. See Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1179. Parties seeking to maintain the
2 secrecy of documents attached to dispositive motions must show compelling reasons sufficient to
3 overcome the presumption of public access. Id. at 1180. All motions to seal must address the
4 applicable standard and explain why that standard has been met. The fact that a court has
5 entered a blanket protective order and that a party has designated a document as confidential
6 pursuant to that protective order does not, standing alone, establish sufficient grounds to seal a
7 filed document. See Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1133 (9th Cir. 2003);
8 see also Beckman Indus., Inc. v. Int’l Ins. Co., 966 F.2d 470, 476 (9th Cir. 1992).
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If the sole ground for a motion to seal is that the opposing party (or non-party) has
10 designated a document as confidential, the designator shall file (within seven days of the filing of
11 the motion to seal) either (1) a declaration establishing sufficient justification for sealing each
12 document at issue or (2) a notice of withdrawal of the designation(s) and consent to unsealing. If
13 neither filing is made, the Court may order the document(s) unsealed without further notice.
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IT IS ORDERED that counsel shall comply with the requirements of Local Rule IA 10-
15 5, the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Kamakana, 447 F.3d 1172, and the procedures outlined above,
16 with respect to any documents filed under seal. To the extent any aspect of the blanket protective
17 order may conflict with this order or Local Rule IA 10-5, that aspect of the blanket protective order
18 is hereby superseded with this order.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: November 25, 2024.
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Nancy J. Koppe
United States Magistrate Judge
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