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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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ORDER GRANTING SIERRA RAILROAD COMPANY’S REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS

MCGREGOR W. SCOTT (State Bar No. 142413)

mcgregor.scott@orrick.com

MICHAEL C. WEED (State Bar No. 199675)

mweed@orrick.com

J.R. RIDDELL (State Bar No. 225004)

jriddell@orrick.com

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 3000

Sacramento, CA 95814-4497

Telephone: (916) 447-9200

Facsimile: (916) 329-4900

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant

Sierra Railroad Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PATRIOT RAIL CORP., a Delaware 

corporation 

Plaintiff,

v.

SIERRA RAILROAD COMPANY, a 

California corporation,

Defendant.

Case No. 2:09-cv-00009-TLN-AC

ORDER GRANTING SIERRA 

RAILROAD COMPANY’S REQUEST 

TO SEAL DOCUMENTS

Date: February 25, 2016

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Dept: Courtroom 2

Judge: Hon. Troy L. Nunley

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS.

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ORDER GRANTING SIERRA RAILROAD COMPANY’S REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS

The Court, having considered Defendant and Counterclaimant Sierra Railroad Company’s 

(“Sierra’s”) Notice of Request and Request to Seal Documents and the materials filed with the 

Court regarding the Request, hereby rules as follows.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: Having shown good cause to maintain the confidential 

nature of the information subject to the Request, Sierra’s Request to Seal Documents is 

GRANTED and the below identified documents are ordered filed under seal.

1. Pacific Rail Holdings, LLC fka Patriot Rail Holdings, LLC’s 2012 and 2013 

partnership tax returns, attached as Exhibit 2 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of 

Sierra’s Reply Brief In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional Judgment 

Debtors.

2. Third Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Patriot Rail, LLC, 

effective as of January 1, 2011, attached as Exhibit 3 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In 

Support Of Sierra’s Reply Brief In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional 

Judgment Debtors.

3. Letter regarding “Patriot Rail Corp. Escrow” from Gary Marino as Pacific Rail 

Holdings Chairman, CEO & President to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated April 

2, 2014, attached as Exhibit 7 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Reply 

Brief In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

4. Wells Fargo Bank, NA statements regarding the Escrow Agreement among 

Patriot Funding LLC, Patriot Rail Holdings LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, NA dated December 

31, 2015, attached as Exhibit 8 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s 

Reply Brief In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

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5. Patriot Rail Company LLC Consolidated Financial Statements, dated December 

31, 2014, attached as Exhibit 11 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s 

Reply Brief In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 19, 2016

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