Witt v. Department of the Air Force et al

Filing 114

ORDER on STIPULATION re 100 GRANTING Stipulation to File Documents Marked "Confidential" Under Seal, signed by Judge Ronald B. Leighton. (DN)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Stip and Order Regarding Settlement & Mediation No. C06-5195 1 Honorable Ronald B. Leighton UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN WASHINGTON AT TACOMA DIVISION MAJOR MARGARET WITT, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE; ET AL., Defendants. No. C06-5195 RBL STIPULATION AND ORDER TO FILE DOCUMENTS MARKED "CONFIDENTIAL" UNDER SEAL I. STIPULATION The parties to this action, by and through their respective attorneys of record, hereby stipulate and agree that documents marked "CONFIDENTIAL" shall be filed under sealed pursuant to the Court's Order of June 1, 2010 and consistent with Local Civil Rule 5(g). (Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Production of Documents Responsive to Requests for Production Nos. 33 to 36 (Dkt. No. 91)). The documents marked "CONFIDENTIAL" that were produced by Defendants pursuant to the Court's Order contain highly sensitive information concerning personnel information of non-parties. (See Declaration of Sher Kung ¶ 2). The ACLU OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION 901 Fifth Avenue 630 Seattle, Washington 98164 (206) 624-2184 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 information is relevant to this case, but because it involves non-parties and personnel information, parties to the litigation agree to maintain confidentiality. Id. The presumption in favor of public access is overcome by the highly sensitive nature of the information contained in these documents. Id. Respectfully submitted, DATED this 21st day of July, 2010. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION By: _/s/ Sher S. Kung___________________ Sarah A. Dunne, WSBA #34869 Sher S. Kung, WSBA #42077 901 Fifth Avenue #630 Seattle, WA 98164 Tel: (206) 624-2184 dunne@aclu-wa.org skung@aclu-wa.org CARNEY BADLEY SPELLMAN James Lobsenz, WSBA #8787 701 5th Ave Ste 3600 Seattle, WA 98104-7010 Tel. (206) 622-8020 lobsenz@carneylaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff // // DATED this 21st day of July, 2010. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE By: /s/ Bryan R. Diederich______________ PETER J. PHIPPS BRYAN R. DIEDERICH STEPHEN J. BUCKINGHAM United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 Tel: (202) 616-8482 Fax: (202) 616-8470 peter.phipps@usdoj.gov Stephen.Buckingham@usdoj.gov bryan.diederich@usdoj.gov Attorneys for Defendants Stip and Order Regarding Settlement & Mediation No. C06-5195 2 ACLU OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION 901 Fifth Avenue 630 Seattle, Washington 98164 (206) 624-2184 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 II. ORDER Based on the foregoing stipulation and good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that filings containing information designated as "CONFIDENTIAL" shall be sealed. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated this 22nd day of July, 2010 A RONALD B. LEIGHTON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Presented by: DATED this 21st day of July, 2010. ACLU OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION By: /s/ Sher S. Kung________________ Sarah A. Dunne, WSBA #34869 Sher S. Kung, WSBA #42077 705 Second Avenue, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: (206) 624-2184 dunne@aclu-wa.org skung@aclu-wa.org CARNEY BADLEY SPELLMAN James Lobsenz, WSBA#8787 701 5th Ave Ste 3600 Seattle, WA 98104-7010 Tel. (206) 622-8020 lobsenz@carneylaw.com Attorneys for Plaintiff DATED this 21st day of July, 2010. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE By: /s/ Bryan R. Diederich_________ PETER J. PHIPPS STEPHEN J. BUCKINGHAM BRYAN R. DIEDERICH United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 Tel: (202) 616-8482 Fax: (202) 616-8470 peter.phipps@usdoj.gov Stephen.Buckingham@usdoj.gov bryan.diederich@usdoj.gov Attorneys for Defendants Stip and Order Regarding Settlement & Mediation No. C06-5195 3 ACLU OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION 901 Fifth Avenue 630 Seattle, Washington 98164 (206) 624-2184

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