Shokri v. Boeing Company

Filing 31

ORDER granting plaintiff's 19 Motion to Seal signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez.(RS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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BEHROUZ SHOKRI.,

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Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. C16-1132RSM
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO FILE
UNDER SEAL

THE BOEING COMPANY, a Delaware
corporation,
Defendant.

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THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Seal. Dkt. #19.

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Plaintiff seeks to file under seal Exhibits J, K, and L to the Declaration of Jordan A. Taren in

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Support of Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Answers to Discovery and Production of Documents.

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Id. These documents were marked “Confidential” by Defendant under the parties’ Protective
Order.
“There is a strong presumption of public access to the court’s files.” Local Rule CR

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5(g)(2). For nondispositive motions, “this presumption may be overcome by a showing of

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good cause.” Id. The Court has reviewed the motion, along with the remainder of the record,

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and now finds good cause to GRANT the motion. The documents identified by Plaintiff

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contain forms and information that are proprietary in nature, as well as sensitive employment
information for a non-party to this litigation. Given the nature of the documents, it is not

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feasible to redact them.
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Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS:

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1. Plaintiff’s Motion to Seal (Dkt. #19) is GRANTED.

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2. Exhibits J, K, and L to the Declaration of Jordan A. Taren (Dkts. ##24, #25 and
#27) shall REMAIN UNDER SEAL.
DATED this 8 day of August, 2017.

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RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER - 2