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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

GERALD CARLIN, JOHN RAHM, PAUL 

ROZWADOWSKI and DIANA WOLFE, 

individually and on behalf of themselves and all 

others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DAIRYAMERICA, INC., and CALIFORNIA 

DAIRIES, INC.

Defendants

Case No. 1:09-cv-00430-AWI-EPG

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ 

REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS

AND FILE REDACTED VERSION OR 

BRIEFING WITHOUT PREJUDICE

(Doc. 276)

On April 14, 2016, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Request to Seal Documents including a 

Request to File a Redacted Version of Plaintiffs’ Memorandum in Support of a Motion to 

Compel (attached as Exhibit A to the Joint Statement Regarding Discovery Disagreement (“Joint 

Statement”)), and Exhibits 1-7 which are attached to the Memorandum. 

A review of the request reveals that the parties need to further meet and confer and determine 

what documents and information in the briefing requires redaction and/or sealing. For example, 

Plaintiffs request that large portions of their Memorandum (Exhibit A to the Joint Statement) be 

redacted pursuant to a protective order signed by the parties. However, a review of Defendants’

Memorandum, (attached as Exhibit B to the Joint Statement), reveals that similar information in their 

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briefing is not redacted, and no request has been made to do so. Moreover, similar documents that 

Plaintiffs have requested be sealed in Exhibits 1-7, attached to their Memorandum, are also attached 

to Defendants’ Memorandum at Exhibits A-D, and no request to seal these documents have been 

made by the Defendants.

The Court notes that the good cause standard of Rule 26(c) applies to the sealing of 

documents attached to a non-dispositive motion. Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 

F.3d 1172, 1179-1180 (9th Cir. 2006). The Court’s initial review of Plaintiff’s request to file a 

redacted version of the Memorandum does not appear to meet the good cause standard. 

Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ Request to Seal Documents is denied without prejudice. The parties 

shall meet and confer and determine what, if any documents needs redaction and sealing, and file the 

appropriate notice pursuant to Local Rule 141 no later than April 29, 2016. Only documents that are 

part of a sealing request shall be sent to the chambers mailbox. Any document that does not require 

sealing must be filed on the docket in order to be considered by the Court.

Relatedly, the Plaintiffs have emailed the Notice of the Motion to Compel to chambers. 

Counsel are directed to Local Rule 251, particularly section (a), which outlines the proper procedures 

to be followed to notice and properly file a discovery motion. The Court realizes that some of the 

materials e-mailed to chambers were done so as part of the request to seal. However, some of the 

materials (i.e., the notice of motion) do not contain sensitive information should have been filed on 

the docket. 

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The parties shall work together to ensure this motion is properly noticed and correctly filed so 

that the hearing can proceed without delay. Failure to follow Local Rule 251 may result in a delay in 

hearing this motion. Currently, no motion to compel has been placed on this Court’s calendar 

because the motion has not been properly noticed on the Court’s docket.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 21, 2016 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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