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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOHN LOFTON,

Plaintiff,

v.

VERIZON WIRELESS (VAW) LLC,

Defendant.

Case No. 13-cv-05665-YGR 

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SEAL

Re: Dkt. No. 131

On April 8, 2015, the plaintiff filed an administrative motion to seal portions of his Fourth 

Amended Complaint. (Dkt. No. 131.) The plaintiff took no position as to the propriety of sealing 

the material at issue, but merely filed the motion in light of earlier confidentiality designations (or 

possible designations) by the defendant. 

Where a party files a motion to seal solely because the document at issue contains material 

“designated as confidential by the opposing party or a non-party pursuant to a protective order,” 

the designating party is “required” to file a responsive declaration within four days “establishing 

that all of the designated material is sealable.” Civ. L. R. 79-5(e). 

The defendant failed to file the required declaration. On April 17 and April 20, 2015, the 

Court informally advised the parties of the failure and inquired as to whether such a declaration 

would be forthcoming. On April 20, 2015, the defendant noted that it did not intend to file the 

required declaration. In light of these circumstances and consequently finding insufficient support 

in the record for sealing the material in question, the Court hereby DENIES plaintiff’s motion to 

seal. 

This Order terminates Docket Number 131. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 22, 2015 

______________________________________ 

YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

Case 4:13-cv-05665-YGR Document 140 Filed 04/22/15 Page 1 of 1