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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CYNTHIA D. DAVIS-KNOTTS,

Plaintiff,

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-01518-VC 

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S 

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE 

AMENDED COMPLAINT; DENYING 

PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO SEAL CASE

Re: Dkt. No. 17

On April 13, 2015, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint, Docket No. 12, and a motion 

to seal the case, Docket No. 13. On May 5, 2015, the plaintiff filed a motion to strike the amended 

complaint and requested an additional three weeks to file a new complaint. 

Because the filing of any amended complaint will render the previous complaint null and 

void, see Lacey v. Maricopa Cnty., 693 F.3d 896, 927 (9th Cir. 2012) (en banc), there is no need to 

strike the first amended complaint. But construed as a request for leave to amend, the plaintiff's

May 5, 2015 motion is granted. The plaintiff shall have 21 days from the date of this order to file

a second amended complaint. If the plaintiff fails to do so, the case will be dismissed with 

prejudice.

Because the Court has a policy of providing to the public full access to documents filed 

with the Court, the plaintiff's motion to seal "all doc[ument]s" in the case is denied. Requests to 

file documents under seal are governed by Civil Local Rule 79-5. Any request to file a document 

under seal must, among other things, be narrowly tailored to include only sealable material. Civil 

L.R. 79-5(d)(1). In other words, if, going forward, the plaintiff wishes to file a document under 

seal, the plaintiff should identify the specific portions of the document sought to be sealed and the 

reasons why those portions are sealable. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 11, 2015

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

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 VINCE CHHABRIA

 United States District Judge

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