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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Request to File Exhibits Under Seal re Defendants Leticia Castaneda, Erica Soto and Ron Castaneda Motion for 

Summary Judgment or in the Alternative Summary Adjudication of Issues

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James D. Weakley, Esq. Bar No. 082853

Leslie M. Dillahunty, Esq. Bar No. 195262

Weakley & Arendt, LLP

1630 East Shaw Ave., Suite 176

Fresno, California 93710

Telephone: (559) 221-5256

Facsimile: (559) 221-5262

Attorneys for Defendants, Leticia Castaneda, Erica Soto and Ron Castaneda

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAMELA J. FOX, ON BEHALF OF 

HERSELF AND AS NEXT FRIEND TO 

C.M.R., A MINOR,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

COUNTY OF TULARE, LETICIA 

CASTANEDA, ERICA SOTO, RON 

CASTANEDA, JULIA LANGLEY, CAROL 

HELDING, JOHN ROZUM, STEVEN D. 

ROGERS and DOES 1 to 100, inclusive,

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CASE NO. 1:11-CV-00520-AWI-SMS

REQUEST TO FILE EXHIBITS UNDER 

SEAL RE DEFENDANTS LETICIA 

CASTANEDA, ERICA SOTO, AND RON 

CASTANEDA’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE 

SUMMARY ADJUDICATION OF ISSUES

Date: March 3, 2014

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Ctrm: 2

Complaint Filed: 03/24/11

Trial Date: 03/25/14

COME NOW defendants, LETICIA CASTANEDA, ERICA SOTO and RON 

CASTANEDA and request that the following exhibits delivered herewith be filed under seal:

1. Exhibits B – C of the Declaration to the Declaration of Leslie M. Dillahunty in 

Support of Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment or in the Alternative 

Summary Adjudication of the Issues. These documents include confidential and 

sealed portions of deposition transcripts in the underlying family law proceedings, 

which are subject to a Protective Order issued June 19, 2012 by the Superior Court 

of California, Tulare County and require that these documents be filed under seal or 

otherwise not be made public. Specifically Exhibit B consists of the excerpts of the 

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September 24, 2013 deposition of Lisbeth Lerma and Exhibit C consists of the 

excerpts of the September 27, 2013 deposition of Natalie Armistead. Questions in 

portions of the depositions entail the investigation of allegations of sexual abuse 

pertaining to a minor. Given the confidential nature of the proceedings, it is 

requested that Exhibits B – C of the Declaration to the Declaration of Leslie M. 

Dillahunty be filed with the court under seal. Attached hereto as Exhibit “1” is a 

true and correct copy of the June 19, 2012 Protective Order.

2. Exhibits A – H to the Declaration of Gary Kupfer. Exhibits A – H consist of copies 

of records from Tulare County Child Welfare Services, which are subject to the June 

8, 2012 Protective Order issued in the Superior Court of California, Tulare County 

and require that these documents be filed under seal or otherwise not be made 

public. Furthermore, the records pertain to the investigation of allegations of sexual 

abuse pertaining to a minor. Given the confidential nature of the records, it is 

requested that Exhibits A – H to the Declaration of Gary Kupfer be filed with the 

court under seal. Attached hereto as Exhibit “2” is a true and correct copy of the 

June 8, 2012 Protective Order.

3. Exhibit A to the Declaration of Lydia Suarez. Exhibit A consists of copies of 

records from Tulare County Child Welfare Services, which are subject to the June 8, 

2012 Protective Order issued in the Superior Court of California, Tulare County and 

require that these documents be filed under seal or otherwise not be made public. 

Furthermore, the records pertain to the investigation of allegations of sexual abuse 

pertaining to a minor. See Exhibit “2.”

4. Exhibits F – O to the Request for Judicial Notice in Support of Motion for Summary 

Judgment or Alternatively Summary Adjudication of Issues. Exhibits F – L consists 

of court documents filed in the underlying family law proceedings and Exhibits M –

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O consist of transcripts of the proceedings in the underlying family law proceedings. 

The court documents and transcripts pertain to the investigation of allegations of 

sexual abuse pertaining to a minor. Given the confidential nature of the records, it is 

requested that Exhibits F – O to the Request for Judicial Notice be filed with the 

court under seal. See Exhibit “1.”

Dated: January 21, 2014 WEAKLEY & ARENDT, LLP

/s/ Leslie M. Dillahunty 

Leslie M. Dillahunty,

Attorney for Defendants, Leticia 

Castaneda, Erica Soto 

and Ron Castaneda

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING,

IT IS ORDERED THAT EXHIBITS B – C TO THE DECLARATION OF LESLIE M. 

DILLAHUNTY, EXHIBITS A – H TO THE DECLARATION OF GARY KUPFER, 

EXHIBIT A TO THE DECLARATION OF LYDIA SUAREZ, AND EXHIBITS F – O TO 

THE REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE BE FILED UNDER SEAL.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 22, 2014 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am employed in the County of Fresno, State of 

California, over the age of eighteen years and not a party to the within action; my business 

address is 1630 East Shaw Avenue, Suite 176, Fresno, California 93710.

On the date set forth below, I placed in a sealed envelope and served a true copy of the 

within

REQUEST TO FILE EXHIBITS UNDER SEAL RE DEFENDANTS LETICIA 

CASTANEDA, ERICA SOTO, AND RON CASTANEDA’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE SUMMARY ADJUDICATION OF ISSUES

addressed as follows:

Andrea M. Miller

Nageley, Meredith & Miller, Inc.

8801 Folsom Blvd., Suite 172

Sacramento, CA 95826

Phone: (916) 386-8282

Fax: (916) 386-8952

Seth Louis Goldstein

Law Offices of Seth Goldstein

2100 Garden Rd., Suite H-8

Monterey, CA 93940

Phone: (831) 372-9511

Fax: (831) 372-9611

Email: attnyslgoldstein@aol.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Pamela J. Fox and 

C.M.R.

Michael G. Woods

Deborah Byron

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, 

Wayte & Carruth, LLP

7647 N. Fresno Street

Fresno, CA 93720

Phone: (559) 433-1300

Fax: (559) 433-2300

Email: mike.woods@mccormickbarstow.com

Attorneys for Defendants, County of Tulare, 

John

E-mail to:

smsorders@caed.uscourts.gov

BY OVERNIGHT MAIL. 

I am readily familiar with the business practice at my place of business for collection 

and processing of correspondence for overnight delivery with OnTrac Overnight. Such 

correspondence will be deposited with a facility regularly maintained by OnTrac for receipt on 

the same day in the ordinary course of business. 

I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this court at whose 

direction the service was made. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and 

correct, and that this proof of service was executed at Fresno, California, on January 22, 2014.

 /s/ Cynthia Gale 

Cynthia Gale

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