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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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 The Court ordinarily does not rule on matters submitted by letter. Rather, if any

party wishes the Court to take action, that party must file a motion. Here, however, in light

of the privacy issue implicated, the Court will address the matter.

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PETE LIVINGSTON,

Plaintiff,

 v.

KEYA MORGAN aka KEYARASH MAZHARI

aka KEYA MAZHARI, et al.,

Defendants.

 /

No. C-06-2389 MMC

ORDER SUSTAINING DEFENDANT

KEYA MORGAN’S OBJECTION TO

PLAINTIFF’S ELECTRONIC FILING OF

DOCUMENT CONTAINING SOCIAL

SECURITY NUMBER; DIRECTIONS TO

CLERK

Before the Court is a letter dated March 23, 2007 from counsel for defendant Keya

Morgan (“Morgan”), by which Morgan objects to plaintiff’s having electronically filed in the

public docket a declaration containing Morgan’s social security number, and asks the Court

to “purge” said information from the public record.1

The Civil Local Rules of this District provide that “[i]f an individual’s social security

number must be included in a pleading or other paper filed in the public file, only the last

four digits of that number should be used.” See Civil L.R. 3-17(a)(1). A party wishing to file

a document containing another party’s social security number may, however, file such

document under seal. See Civil L.R. 3-17(d).

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In this instance, plaintiff has violated Civil Local Rule 3-17 by filing in the public

docket the Declaration of Barbara Yaley, and exhibits thereto, each of which contains

Morgan’s social security number in its entirety. 

Accordingly, for good cause shown:

1. The Yaley declaration, filed March 16, 2007, and the exhibits thereto are hereby

STRICKEN from the public docket.

2. The Clerk is hereby DIRECTED to remove the following documents from the

electronic filing system: Docket Nos. 120, 121, and 122.

3. If plaintiff wishes to rely on the above-referenced declaration and exhibits, plaintiff

shall file under seal a paper copy thereof no later than April 3, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 29, 2007 MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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