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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

United States of America, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Christopher Anthony Williams; et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. MC10-28-PHX-JAT

ORDER

Plaintiff United States of America has filed a Motion to Seal (Doc. #1) its Ex Parte

Application for an Order to Disclose Tax Returns and Return Information as well as this

pending Motion and any Order or Orders resulting from such documents. The government

asks the Court to seal the Application because it contains sensitive personal information, such

as social security numbers and addresses.

Under Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180 (9th Cir. 2006),

a party must show good cause to seal a non-dispositive document. Because the government

has stated that its Application contains various personal identifiers, it has met its good cause

burden for the Application. But the government has not demonstrated why its Motion to Seal

or this Court’s Order need to be filed under seal because neither contains any personal

identifying information. The Court therefore will not grant the government’s request to seal

its Motion to Seal or this Order.

Accordingly,

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IT IS ORDERED Granting in part and Denying in part the Motion to Seal (Doc. #1). The

Court will grant the request to file the government’s Ex Parte Application for an Order to

Disclose Tax Returns and Return Information under seal. The Clerk shall file that document

under seal. The Court denies the government’s request to seal this Motion (Doc. #1) and this

Order. The Clerk will not file the Motion or this Order under seal.

DATED this 24th day of March, 2010.

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