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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

TIM HARDY and DARLENE HARDY, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

COUNTY OF EL DORADO, DEPUTY 

SHERIFF DAVID COOK, TONY’S TOW, 

BONANZA AUTO DISMANTLERS, and 

DOES 1 through 50, 

 Defendants. 

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No. Civ. S-07-799 RRB EFB 

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION

AND ORDER

 The matter before the court is Tim Hardy and Darlene 

Hardy’s (“Plaintiffs”) counsel’s ex parte application 

(“application”) to file documents under seal.1

 The County of El 

Dorado and Deputy Sheriff David Cook oppose the application. 

After thoroughly considering the application and the declaration 

submitted in support thereof: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: the 

 

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 Plaintiffs’ counsel seeks to seal his motion to withdraw 

as counsel in this matter and his declaration submitted in 

support of this motion. 

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application is DENIED. Plaintiffs’ counsel neither presented 

compelling argument or citation to controlling authority in 

support of his application to file documents under seal. As 

such, Plaintiffs’ counsel has failed to carry his burden to 

demonstrate that the documents should be filed under seal. See

Pintos v. Pacific Creditors Ass’n, 504 F.3d 792, 801-02 (9th 

Cir. 2007) (the party seeking to file documents under seal bears 

the burden for each document he seeks to protect of showing the 

specific harm or prejudice that would result if the document is 

not sealed). 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

ENTERED this 18th day of April, 2008. 

 s/RALPH R. BEISTLINE 

 United States District Judge 

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