Goodrich et al v. Astrue

Filing 4

ORDER sealing 1 Complaint. Signed by District Judge Martin Reidinger on 11/6/12. (ejb)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
CIVIL CASE NO. 1:12-cv-344-MR-DLH

BRADLEY GOODRICH, on behalf of
K.O. (minor child) regarding
Richard A. Ochoa, deceased,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,
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Commissioner of Social Security,
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Defendant.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte.
The Plaintiff brings this action on behalf of a minor child.

The

Complaint, which was filed on November 1, 2012, identifies the minor child by
her full name. Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that
“[u]nless the court orders otherwise, in an electronic or paper filing with the
court that contains . . . the name of an individual known to be a minor, . . . a
party . . . making the filing may include only . . . the minor’s initials . . . .” Fed.
R. Civ. P. 5.2(a)(3). The Plaintiff’s Complaint is in violation of this Rule. In
order to protect the privacy of the minor party, the Complaint shall be placed

under seal. The Plaintiff is cautioned that in all future filings, the minor child
should be identified only by her initials.1
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Plaintiff’s Complaint [Doc. 1]
shall be SEALED, and that in all future filings, the Plaintiff shall identify the
minor child only by her initials.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: November 6, 2012

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The Court notes that Plaintiff’s counsel has already taken steps to rectify this
error by filing an Amended Complaint [Doc. 2] which is in compliance with LCvR 5.2.
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