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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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ORDER, page 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

LI, ET AL.,

Plaintiff,

v.

HEINAUER, ET AL.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: C 07-2253 PVT

ORDER RE STIPULATION TO SEAL

RECORD

On January 9, 2008, Plaintiffs’ filed a signed stipulation to seal the record, asserting that

the pleadings contained “personal identifiers.” Pursuant to General Order No. 53, a party can

request that the court seal, “personal identifiers,” such as, social security numbers, names of

minor children, dates of birth, and financial account numbers. However, according to Civil

Local Rules, Rule 79-5, any request to seal a filing “must be narrowly tailored to seek sealing

only of sealable material, and must conform with Civil L. R. 79-5(b)-(c).” Id. Further, Rule

79-5(b)-(c) sets forth the procedural requirements necessary for filing a motion to seal

documents. In this instance, the parties improperly sought to seal the entire record.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall electronically file redacted copies of all

documents they wish to seal no later than January 31, 2008. After the redacted copies are filed,

the court will remove the unredacted copies from its electronic filing system. 

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underlying the present motion.

ORDER, page 2

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Plaintiffs’ request to seal the entire record is

DENIED. 

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Dated: 1/10/08

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PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

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