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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 20:1400 Civil Rights of Handicapped Child

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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 The Court notes that Civil Local Rule 79-5(b) provides that parties seeking to file

documents under seal should file an Administrative Motion in conformance with Civil Local

Rule 7-11. It is not necessary to file a noticed motion. The Court HEREBY VACATES the

hearing set for June 22, 2007.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

R.K., a minor, by and through his parents, T.K.

and C.K.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

HAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT,

et al.,

Defendant. /

No. C 06-07836 JSW

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

AND DENYING IN PART

PLAINTIFF’S SECOND MOTION

TO SEAL

On May 4, 2007, the Court denied Plaintiff’s request to seal the record in its entirety but

ruled that documents revealing the minor’s name or his parents’ names should be redacted. The

Court directed the parties to review the documents they have filed in this action and to file

requests to file documents under seal in accordance with Civil Local Rule 79-5 if they contain

the minor’s name or the name of the minor’s parents by no later than May 18, 2007.1

 In

response, Plaintiff filed a request to file two documents entirely under seal and to redact the

names of the minor and his parents from nineteen other publicly filed documents.

Plaintiff seeks to have a settlement agreement and the IEP team meeting comments

continuation page (Docket No. 5, Exs. A and B) filed under seal in their entirety. The Court

DENIES this request for several reasons. First, Plaintiff’s request is an improper motion for

reconsideration without leave of Court in violation of Civil Local Rule 7-9(a). Second, Plaintiff

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United States District Court

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 has not demonstrated how, in light of the redaction of the minor’s and parents’ names from the

publicly filed documents, these documents would reveal the minor’s identity. 

The Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s request to seal the names of the minor and of his parents

for all twenty-two of the documents submitted by Plaintiff in connection with his request to

seal. The Court notes that Plaintiff’s counsel appears to have confused which documents should

be publicly filed and which documents should be filed under seal. By no later than June 29,

2007, Plaintiff shall provide unredacted documents to be filed under seal and shall publicly file

the redacted versions of these documents.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 20, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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