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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

R. FELLEN, INC., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

REHABCARE GROUP, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-02081-DAD-SMS

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST TO SEAL 

DOCUMENTS

(Doc. 122.)

Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ request to seal certain documents for the duration of this 

action. Defendants did not file an opposition. The Court finds this matter suitable for consideration

without oral argument. L.R. 230(g).

Plaintiffs request to designate as “confidential” documents related to their motion to compel, 

filed on June 1, 2016. Doc. 121. Specifically, these include the “Joint Statement of Discovery 

Disagreement Re Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel” and declarations in support with attached exhibits. 

The declarations in support include those from attorneys Eric M. Kennedy, David L. Jordan, and Jon 

Wilson. The attached exhibits include the depositions of James Jeremy Ballard, Joseph B. Miller, 

and Charles Guy Cave. Of these depositions, the following are designated as “confidential” by 

Defendant RehabCare:

May 9, 2016 James Jeremy Ballard 21:1-40:25

May 9, 2016 James Jeremy Ballard 88:22-91:22

May 9, 2016 James Jeremy Ballard 109:6-113:16

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May 9, 2016 James Jeremy Ballard 114:1-129:23

May 9, 2016 Joseph B. Miller 5:1-82:23

May 10, 2016 Charles Guy Cave 9:1-230:1 

Under Local Rule 141, a party seeking to seal documents “shall submit . . . a “Notice of 

Request to Seal Documents,” a “Request to Seal Documents,” a proposed order, and all documents 

covered by the request.” L.R. 141(b). Notably, Plaintiffs did not submit two of the above deposition 

excerpts: the “May 9, 2016 James Jeremy Ballard 21:1-40:25” and “May 9, 2016 James Jeremy 

Ballard 114:1-129:23.” These total approximately 34 thirty-four pages of depositions. 

Because Plaintiffs base their request on the earlier “Order on Stipulation for Protective

Order,” and given the latter’s lack of opposition, the Court finds good cause and will therefore grant 

the request as to those documents which Plaintiffs provided in accordance with Local Rule 141.

Doc. 50; see Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 677-78 (9th Cir. 2010) (explaining the 

standards which govern motions to seal and stating the standard applicable to “private materials 

unearthed during discovery” is governed by FRCP 26(c)—whether “good cause exists to protect 

th[e] information from being disclosed to the public by balancing the needs for discovery against the 

need for confidentiality”) (internal quotations and citation omitted). 

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s request is GRANTED IN PART. Plaintiffs must comply with Local 

Rule 141 regarding the disposition of the documents to be sealed. Thereafter, the Clerk of Court is 

DIRECTED to seal:

1. the Joint Statement of Discovery Disagreement associated with Plaintiffs’ motion 

to compel and

2. the declarations in support of the Joint Statement from Eric M. Kennedy, David L. 

Jordan, and Jon Wilson, including the exhibits in support, except for the following 

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deposition excerpts:

a. May 9, 2016 James Jeremy Ballard 21:1-40:25 and

b. May 9, 2016 James Jeremy Ballard 114:1-129:23. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 6, 2016 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

c.

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