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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALPHONSO OLIPHANT, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,

et al.,

Defendants

 /

No. C-08-5048 MMC

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE

UNDER SEAL MATERIALS RELATED

TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION IN LIMINE

NO. 2; DIRECTIONS TO DEFENDANTS

Before the Court is defendants’ “Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Materials

Related to Defendants’ Motion in Limine No. 2 Regarding Qualified Immunity,” filed May 25,

2010. Having read and considered the administrative motion, the Court rules as follows:

1. Because defendants’ Motion in Limine No. 2 references matter that appears to

consist of confidential personnel records, defendants’ administrative motion is hereby

GRANTED. Accordingly, defendants are hereby DIRECTED to electronically file, no later

than June 3, 2010, the unredacted version of Motion in Limine No. 2 under seal. See

General Order No. 62 (“If a motion to file under seal is granted in part or full, the requesting

party will e-file the document under seal according to the procedures outlined in the FAQs

on the ECF website.”).

2. Under the Civil Local Rules of this District, a request to file a document under

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These examples are illustrative in nature.

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seal “must be narrowly tailored to seek sealing only of sealable material.” See Civil L.R.

79-5(a). Here, defendants’ Motion in Limine No. 2 does not, in its entirety, consist of

sealable material. For example, Motion in Limine No. 2 includes a discussion of legal

principles applicable to qualified immunity as well as a summary of evidence previously

filed in the public record.1

 Accordingly, defendants are hereby DIRECTED to electronically

file, no later than June 3, 2010, a redacted version of Motion in Limine No. 2 in the public

record.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 1, 2010 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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