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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STANLEIGH GEAN MEGARGEE, and )

KATIE TAYLOR )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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BILL WITTMAN, CHAD RYMAN, DAN )

BAKER, in their individual capacity as )

sheriffs of the COUNTY OF TULARE, )

and the COUNTY OF TULARE, and )

DOES 1 through 100 inclusive )

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Defendants. )

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1:06-cv-00684-LJO-GSA

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO SEAL

DOCUMENTS

On March 14, 2008, Defendants lodged a Motion to Seal a Joint Statement Regarding

Discovery Dispute (“Joint Statement”) and a supporting Declaration of Cassandra E. Hooks

pertaining to Defendant’s Motion to Compel. See, Notice of Motion and Motion to File

Documents Under Seal (“Defendant’s Motion to Seal”) at Exhibits A & B. Attached to the Joint

Statement are Plaintiffs’ psychological and medical records which contain sensitive information

or are reports that were generated when the plaintiffs were minors. See, Joint Statement at

Exhibits A-R. 

Upon review of the Defendants’ filings, the Court hereby GRANTS Defendants Motion

to Seal Exhibits A & B of the Motion to Seal and orders that these Exhibits be FILED UNDER

SEAL. Additionally, because of the nature of the Joint Statement, the court further orders that

the attachments to the Joint Statement at Exhibits A-R also BE FILED UNDER SEAL. The

court is ordering the sealing of all of these documents because they contain sensitive information

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or are juvenile records that were released pursuant to California Welfare and Institutions Code

827. 

By this order, the Court DIRECTS the Clerk of the Court to file Exhibit A & Exhibit B of

Defendant’s Motion to Seal and Exhibits A-R of the Joint Statement under seal pursuant to Local

Rule 39-141(a).

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 28, 2008 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

60kij UNI 8 TED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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