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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 7:6(b) Federal Commodity Exchange Regulation

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES

TRADING COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v.

GILBERT PHILIP CASTILLO, JR.,

et al.,

Defendants.

NO. C06-2540 TEH 

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION RE: IN FORMA

PAUPERIS APPLICATION

On July 14, 2007, Defendant Gilbert Castillo, Jr. filed a motion for reconsideration of

this Court’s denial of his application to proceed in forma pauperis. Castillo failed to follow

the procedures set forth in Civil Local Rule 7-9 for filing motions for reconsideration, but the

Court nonetheless reviewed Castillo’s request for reconsideration. Castillo now asserts that

he earns $2499 monthly. Even considering Castillo’s living expenses and outstanding debt,

the Court still does not find good cause to grant Castillo’s request to proceed in forma

pauperis. Accordingly, Castillo’s motion for reconsideration is DENIED, and he may not

proceed in forma pauperis in this action. Any further requests for reconsideration must

comply with Civil Local Rule 7-9.

In addition, Castillo’s request for appointment of counsel is DENIED. Castillo has

failed to make the necessary threshold showing that he is indigent, and he has also failed to

persuade the Court that due process requires appointment of counsel in this civil case.

Finally, Castillo’s request to seal his application to proceed in forma pauperis is

DENIED. Castillo has not demonstrated that the information contained in his application is

“entitled to protection under the law.” Civ. L.R. 79-5(a). To the contrary, in forma pauperis

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Moreover, even if the application contained such information, including complete

social security numbers or financial account numbers, the proper course of action would be

to redact such information from the filing in the public record, rather than sealing the entire

filing. Civ. L.R. 3-17(a).

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applications are routinely filed in the public record in this district, and Castillo’s application

does not contain any of the prohibited information listed in Civil Local Rule 3-17(a).1

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 07/18/07 

THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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