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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELTON W. ERVIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

MERCED POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al.,

Defendants.

_____________________________________/

Case No. 1:13-cv-446-GSA

ORDER RE: SEALING DOCUMENTS

(Doc. 114)

On August 10, 2015, this Court issued an order advising the parties that certain documents 

Plaintiff attached to a Motion to Compel (Doc. 100) had been previously placed under seal. (Doc. 

100, pgs. 25-21; and Doc.104). The Court advised Plaintiff that if he intended to use these 

documents as exhibits in future filings, he needed to make a request to file them under seal. (Doc. 

113). Plaintiff interpreted this to mean that he needed to file a Motion to Seal these document now 

to use them in the future. This is an error. The Court has already placed these documents under 

seal. (Doc. 104 & 113). Plaintiff only needs to file a Motion to Seal these documents if he 

attaches them as exhibits to any new motions that he files in the future. If he fails to do so, they 

will be filed on the docket for public viewing which violates this Court’s previous orders. 

Since these documents have already been placed under seal, Plaintiff’s Motion to Seal 

these documents is denied as moot. (Doc. 114).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 5, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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