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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAKEITH L. MCCOY,

Plaintiff,

v.

A. HOLGUIN, C. CASILLAS, D. KING, 

V. MOORE, J. GONZALES, A. 

MARTINEZ, S. LOMAS, O. DELGADO, 

E. BARRON, FNU MONTANEZ; FNY 

MAYFIELD, FNU MORENO, C. 

MARTINEZ, G. ARELLANO, HOLLIS 

BENNET,,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:15-cv-00768-DAD-HBK (PC)

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S 

MOTION TO REDACT PREVIOUSLY FILED 

DOCUMENT

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO REDACT, 

RESTRICT ACCESS, OR OTHERWISE 

SEAL DOC. 34-3, PAGE 74

(Doc. No. 179)

Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to redact previously-filed document and 

supporting memorandum of points and authorities, filed on February 9, 2022. (Doc. Nos. 179, 

179-1). The Court grants the motion. 

Defendants note that when they filed an opposition to Plaintiff’s discovery motion on 

August 26, 2016, they inadvertently filed discovery related documents that contained personal 

identifying information for Plaintiff, including a social security number and his date of birth in a 

probable cause declaration. (Doc. No. 179-1 at 1-2). Defendants note that Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 5.2 directs parties not to file documents containing social security numbers and full 

birthdates. (Id.). Because Defendants inadvertently filed documents containing private 

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information for Plaintiff, Defendants request the Court direct the Clerk to redact page 74 of 

docket entry 34-3 so the private information is not available on the public docket. (Id.at 1-2).

Rule 5.2 governs privacy protections for court filings. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2. Local Rule 

140 also provides direction on private data, redactions and sealing. See Local Rule 140 (E.D. Cal. 

2022). A document containing a social security number or birthdate should be redacted before 

filing unless otherwise ordered by the court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2 (a); Local Rule 140(a)(i). Local 

140(b) permits redactions by court order. 

As Defendants recognize, they must comply with Rule 5.2 and Local Rule 140 before

filing documents with the Court. The Court recognizes this time was an inadvertent oversight and 

will request the Clerk’s assistance. Plaintiff’s social security number and birthdate are not 

relevant for purposes of ruling on any matters in this case, but this private information is currently 

available on a public docket. Accordingly, the Court directs the Clerk to redact, seal, or 

otherwise restrict public access to docket entry 34-3 at page 74.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

1. Defendant’s motion to redact previously filed private information (Doc. No. 179) is 

GRANTED. 

2. The Clerk of Court shall redact, seal, or otherwise restrict public access to Doc. No. 

34-3 at page 74 containing Plaintiff’s private information. 

Dated: June 28, 2022 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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