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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Property Damage

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

KELLI L. TAYLOR

TODD A. PICKLES

Assistant U.S. Attorneys

501 “I” Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2700

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900

Attorneys for the United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 Plaintiff,

v.

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, et al.,

 Defendants.

______________________________________

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS

CASE NO. 2:09-cv-02445-KJM-EFB

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’S

REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS AND

TO FILE REDACTED DOCUMENTS IN

SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES’

OPPOSITION TO SIERRA PACIFIC

INDUSTRIES’ MOTION TO COMPEL;

ORDER THERETO

[EDCA L.R. 141]

REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS AND TO FILE REDACTED DOCUMENTS

Pursuant to Local Rules 140 and 141, the United States of America hereby respectfully requests

that this Court seal two pages of exhibit 2 to the Declaration of Kelli L. Taylor, which are being filed in

opposition to Sierra Pacific Industries’ (“SPI”) Request for Reconsideration of the Order Denying its

Motion to Compel, and to permit the United States to file these 2 pages under seal only. These two

pages (pages 355 and 356 of the deposition of Karen Juska) contain and/or directly cite or refer

information that has been marked confidential in this action. The United States likewise respectfully

seeks to file an opposition redacting the sentence that refers to the contents of these documents. The

Notice of Request to Seal Documents 

and to File Redacted Documents

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United States believes that the filing of this information in the public docket as part of this lawsuit may

be prohibited by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, and/or would otherwise affect the privacy

rights of third-parties not represented in this litigation. This information is also subject to the terms of a

Protective Order entered by this Court. See Docket Entry 64. The United States submits the

declaration of Kelli Taylor, and exhibits thereto, to refute SPI’s allegations with respect to an alleged

“cover-up” and to otherwise oppose SPI’s request for reconsideration for denial of its motion to

compel. The United States requests that the documents remain under seal for the duration of this

lawsuit. The United States has already served by email a complete, unredacted copy of the opposition

and declarations of Kelli Taylor, and exhibits thereto, to moving party SPI, pursuant to local rules and

the terms of the Protective Order. The United States has also filed redacted copies in the public docket.

For the foregoing reasons, the United States requests that the Court seal pages 355 and 356

attached as Exhibit 2 to the declaration of Kelli Taylor. 

Respectfully submitted,

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

Date: February 28, 2011 /s/ Kelli L. Taylor 

By: KELLI L. TAYLOR

TODD A. PICKLES

Assistant U.S. Attorneys

Counsel for the United States of America

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ORDER

Pursuant to Local Rules 140 and 141, and for the reasons stated in the United States of

America’s Request to Seal Documents in Support of the United States’s Opposition to Sierra Pacific

Industries’ Request for Reconsideration of Order Denying its Motion to Compel and to File Redacted

Documents, the Court hereby ORDERS that identifying information is to be redacted from page 355,

line 5 to page 356, line 3 of Exhibit 2 to the declaration of Kelli Taylor and opposition referring thereto

pursuant to Local Rule 140. The unredacted documents are to be filed under seal pursuant to Local

Rule 141(e)(2)(i) for the duration of this lawsuit, and the United States shall file the redacted versions

of these documents in the public docket. Thereafter, the documents filed under seal shall be returned to

the United States pursuant to Local Rules.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: March 4, 2011. 

Notice of Request to Seal Documents 

and to File Redacted Documents -3-

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