Shank v. Johnson et al

Filing 16

CONSENT ORDER TO PLACE THE 1 COMPLAINT UNDER SEAL AND REQUIRE THE PLAINTIFF TO FILE A REDACTED VERSION THEREOF. Signed by Magistrate Judge David Keesler on 3/16/16. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(mga)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:15-CV-587-FDW-DCK
DONALD SHANK,
Plaintiff,
v.
JEH CHARLES JOHNSON, SECRETARY,
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY;
MARK HAUGHT, FSD – TSA/DHS
KURT JORDAN, DFSD – TSA/DHS,
Defendant.

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CONSENT ORDER TO PLACE THE COMPLAINT UNDER SEAL AND REQUIRE
THE PLAINTIFF TO FILE A REDACTED VERSION THEREOF
The parties have made two joint motions with the Court to place the Complaint1 under seal
and to require the Plaintiff to make redactions to the Complaint. As filed, the Complaint includes
certain sensitive personally identifiable information of an individual and other information about
that individual that is from a system of records in the Federal Government.

Public disclosure of

this information is not allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a) and/or the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a
et. seq.

In order to protect the privacy of the individual to whom the information pertains in

accordance with the provisions and objectives of Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a) and the Privacy Act, 5
U.S.C. § 552a et. seq., while maintaining public transparency in judicial proceedings, it is hereby
ORDERED as follows:
1. The original unredacted Complaint shall be placed under seal pursuant to L.R. Civ. P. 6.1
immediately upon issuance of this Order.

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The Complaint is understood to include the underlying Complaint and all attachments thereto.

2. Plaintiff shall create a redacted version of the Complaint for the public record which
complies with Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a) and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a et. seq.
3. Plaintiff shall file the redacted version of the Complaint with this Court and serve the
Defendant with such Complaint by mailing a copy to the Office of United States Attorney
for the Western District of North Carolina.
4. Defendant’s deadline to file a responsive pleading pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 is 30 days
from the date it is served by the Plaintiff with a complaint that cures the deficiency
identified above.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: March 16, 2016

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