Turley v. ISG Lackawanna, Inc. et al

Filing 76

DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING 54 Plaintiff's Motion to File the Declarations of Christopher J. Pino, Ph.D. and Syed S. Jaffri, M.D. under seal. Signed by William M. Skretny U.S.D.J. on 1/5/2009.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT W ESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ELIJAH TURLEY, Plaintiff, v. DECISION AND ORDER 06-CV-794S

ISG LACKAWANNA, INC., ISG LACKAWANNA, LLC, MITTAL STEEL LACKAWANNA USA INC., MITTAL STEEL USA INC., d/b/a Arcelor-Mittal Steel LARRY D. SAMPSELL, GERALD C. MARCHAND, and THOMAS JAWORSKI, Defendants.

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On July 14, 2003, in response to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment,

Plaintiff filed a Motion to File Documents Under Seal. (Document No. 54). Specifically, Plaintiff requests this Court's permission to file the Declarations of Christopher J. Pino, Ph. D., a licensed clinical psychologist, and Syed S. Jaffri, M.D., a certified psychiatrist and neurologist, under seal. 2. Plaintiff's Motion to File Documents Under Seal is premised on Plaintiff's

belief that the documents at issue contain Plaintiff's medical records, according to Dr. Pino and Dr. Jaffri. This Court notes that medical records often contain highly personal and confidential information. 3. Accordingly, upon reviewing the documents that Plaintiff proposes be filed

under seal, this Court finds that Plaintiff's motion should be granted.

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IT HEREBY IS ORDERED, that Plaintiff's Motion to File Documents Under Seal (Docket No. 54) is GRANTED.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 5, 2009 Buffalo, New York /s/William M. Skretny WILLIAM M. SKRETNY United States District Judge

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