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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On February 2, 2015, Defendants filed a request to file Operations Procedure (OP) 010 under 

seal. Filings in cases such as this are a matter of public record absent compelling justification. United 

States v. Stoterau, 524 F.3d 988, 1012 (9th Cir. 2008). The Court has conducted an in camera review 

of the document to determine if the information is of a nature that clearly would require the court to 

maintain confidentiality. The Court finds that the document contains confidential cell extraction 

procedures that, if known to inmates or the general public, including Plaintiff, would endanger the 

lives of other inmates and jeopardize the security of the institution. This is a compelling justification 

for sealing. 

Although defendants have requested that the document remain under seal for seventy-five 

years, it is the practice of this Court to maintain case documents under seal for an undetermined time 

period, until they are ordered unsealed by the Court. Accordingly, the Court shall grant Defendants’

GEORGE H. ROBINSON,

 Plaintiff,

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D. G. ADAMS, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:08-cv-01380-AWI-BAM PC

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST 

TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL

(ECF No. 245)

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request for an order to file OP 010 under seal. The document shall remain under seal until it is ordered 

unsealed by the Court. Defendants are required to submit the document for filing under seal in 

accordance with Local Rule 141. The document shall not be served on Plaintiff. 

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants’ request to file OP 010 under seal is GRANTED; 

2. The document shall remain under seal until it is ordered unsealed by the Court; 

3. Defendants shall submit the document for filing under seal in accordance with Local Rule 141; 

and

4. This document shall not be disclosed to Plaintiff or the general public. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 6, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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