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Nature of Suit Code: 720
Nature of Suit: Labor Management Relations Act
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JASVEER SINGH; JESUS MIER; and

TOMMIE PRUITT,

NO. 2:05-cv-0521-MCE-DAD

Plaintiffs,

v. ORDER SEALING EXPERT REPORTS

YELLOW TRANSPORTATION, INC.

DBA YELLOW FREIGHT;

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF

TEAMSTERS, LOCAL UNION #439,

DANIEL DRAKE, ROGER PRICE,

FRANK VELLA and DOES 1 through

20,

Defendants.

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On or about March 20, 2006, Defendant Yellow Transportation,

Inc. (“Moving Defendant”) filed the instant motion, which seeks

permission from the Court to file, under seal, its expert reports

prepared by Bernard Rappaport, M.D. Moving Defendant’s request

is made pursuant to Local Rule 39-141, which provides that

documents may be sealed only upon written order of the Court.

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Pursuant to the Court’s Pretrial (Status) Scheduling Order

issued September 12, 2005, all parties were required to exchange,

and file with the Court, expert designations and written expert

reports by March 20, 2006. While Moving Defendant indicates that

it exchanged all reports with the parties to this litigation,

including Plaintiffs, in accordance with that deadline, it seeks

to file Dr. Rappaport’s reports under seal because they “contain

private and confidential medical information concerning

plaintiffs’ mental and/or physical treatment.” (Motion, 3:17-

19). Moving Defendant properly points out that by providing

public access to the reports through ordinary filing, Plaintiffs’

privacy interests could be impacted through wholesale disclosure

of medical information and/or psychological treatment or

diagnosis. See Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1, 12 (1996).

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Because oral argument will not be of material assistance, 1

the Court orders this matter submitted on the briefs. E.D. Cal.

Local Rule 78-230(h).

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No objection to Defendant’s request to file Dr. Rappaport’s

reports under seal has been made. Given the lack of any

opposition, and good cause appearing therefor, Moving Defendant’s

Motion to File Expert Reports Under Seal is hereby GRANTED. 

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Any and all expert reports from Bernard Rappaport M.D. filed with

the Court shall be sealed. The Clerk’s Office shall scan paper

copies of said reports and maintain the electronic documents on a

part of the server that limits access only to authorized

individuals.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 28, 2006

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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