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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERNEST BEDNAR,

Plaintiff, No. C 14-0423 PJH

v. ORDER

COUNTY OF SAN MATEO,

Defendant.

_______________________________/

On April 8, 2015, counsel for defendant County of San Mateo e-filed a stipulation for

approval of settlement agreement (Doc. 29). On April 9, 2015, the court approved the

settlement agreement and dismissed the case (Doc. 30). Also on April 9, 2015, counsel for

plaintiff Ernest Bednar advised the court that the stipulation contained confidential

information and had been e-filed in error, and requested that it be locked. The court

temporarily locked the stipulation and the order approving the stipulation. 

As explained on the court's website, under "Electronic Case Filing - Welcome to

CM/ECF - Correcting E-Filing Mistakes - Remove a Sensitive E-Filed Document," the

procedure to be followed when a document containing confidential information has

inadvertently been e-filed is as follows:

Remove a Sensitive E-Filed Document 

If – and only if – your e-filing mistake involves the unintended disclosure of

confidential information, you may file a motion to remove a sensitive e-filed

document. The Court views removing an e-filed document as a drastic

measure or last resort reserved for documents whose contents are

confidential. If confidential information is not involved, simply e-file a

corrected version.

A "confidential" document contains:

! Information that must not be viewed by the public as a whole, such as

a document meant to be filed under seal;

! Confidential material in violation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2

or other privacy rules;

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! Private information, such as passwords, etc.

If you have inadvertently e-filed a sensitive document, follow these steps

without delay: 

1. Immediately send an email to the Docket Correction email address for

your Judge with the case number, docket number and a very brief description

of what went wrong. If possible, mark the message "urgent." 

2. Next, call us at 866-638-7829 to request expedited handling. The ECF

HelpDesk staff can, during regular support hours, temporarily block access to

the document by ECF users for a limited period of time. The Court does not,

however, provide any after-hours support. 

3. Next, file a "Motion to Remove Incorrectly Filed Document" as soon as

possible. If the motion is granted, the ECF Helpdesk will permanently remove

the document from ECF.

4. E-file a corrected version of the document. You can do this right away,

without awaiting the outcome of steps 1-3, above. View information on

redacting documents for e-filing on this website.

Here, plaintiff's counsel (which had requested that the stipulation and order be

locked) complied with steps 1 and 2, but failed to comply with steps 3 and 4. The court has

contacted plaintiff's counsel several times, beginning on April 10, 2015, requesting that

counsel file a motion to remove the e-filed documents and resubmit the stipulation to the

court, in accordance with the instructions on the website. To date, counsel has failed to

comply.

Accordingly, the court ORDERS that no later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday, May

20, 2015, plaintiff's counsel shall file a motion to remove the incorrectly filed documents,

and shall e-file a corrected version of the stipulation, following the instructions under "How

to E-File a Corrected Version." Failure to comply with this order will result in the court's

unlocking the temporarily locked documents. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 15, 2015 ______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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