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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

Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JOHN ROE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL 

DISTRICT,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-03871-TEH 

ORDER DENYING APPLICATION

FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING 

ORDER; SETTING SCHEDULE FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 

BRIEFING; AND REQUIRING 

PLAINTIFF TO FILE NARROWLY 

TAILORED SEALING REQUESTS

Plaintiffs today filed their complaint, application for temporary restraining order, 

and request to file documents under seal. First, Plaintiffs request leave to proceed 

pseudonymously and to file all pleadings under seal except the complaint and a sealing 

order. The Court GRANTS the request for leave to proceed pseudonymously but DENIES 

the request to file all documents under seal. Requests to file documents under seal “must 

be narrowly tailored to seek sealing only of sealable material.” Civ. L.R. 79-5(b). 

Plaintiffs’ request to seal all pleadings clearly fails this requirement. Accordingly,

Plaintiffs shall submit a narrowly tailored administrative motion to file under seal, in 

compliance with Civil Local Rule 79-5(d), no later than August 31, 2015. 

On the merits, Plaintiffs’ complaint is based on Defendant’s placement of Plaintiff 

Jason Roe at a particular school for the 2015-16 academic year. However, the academic 

year does not begin until September 2, 2015, and Plaintiffs do not even purport to allege 

that any harm would occur prior to the start of the school year. Accordingly, the 

application for a temporary restraining order is DENIED. Instead, the Court will set an 

expedited briefing and hearing schedule on a motion for preliminary injunction as follows:

 1. Plaintiffs’ application for a temporary restraining order will be construed as a 

motion for preliminary injunction unless Plaintiffs file a new motion for preliminary 

injunction on or before August 26, 2015, at 2:00 PM. 

Case 3:15-cv-03871-TEH Document 17 Filed 08/25/15 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

Northern District of California

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2. Defendant’s opposition shall be filed on or before August 28, 2015, at 12:00 

noon. 

3. Plaintiffs’ reply shall be filed on or before August 31, 2015, at 12:00 noon. 

4. Oral argument will be held on September 1, 2015, at 1:30 PM, in 

Courtroom No. 2, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 08/25/15 _____________________________________ 

THELTON E. HENDERSON 

United States District Judge

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