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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLTFS’

ADMIN. MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL

 Case No. 4:09-cv-05796-CW (RMI) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

EUREKA DIVISION 

TODD ASHKER, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No.: 4:09-cv-05796-CW (RMI) 

CLASS ACTION 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE 

MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL 

Judge: Honorable Robert M. Illman

The Court has received Plaintiffs’ Administrative Motion to File Under Seal, and the 

Declaration of Rachel Meeropol in support of the same. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5(a), 

Plaintiffs have shown that the portions of the documents to be sealed are entitled to protection 

under the law because they contain confidential information that Defendants claim could harm 

CDCR institutional safety and security if disclosed. See Dugan v. Lloyds TSB Bank, PLC, No. 12-

cv-02549-WHA (NJV), 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51162, at *5 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 9, 2013) (finding that 

good cause may exist to seal records “if disclosure of the information might harm a litigant’s 

competitive standing”). Plaintiffs have met the “good cause” standard for sealing portions of the 

Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Lift Redactions, because Plaintiffs have shown that they 

contain confidential information that Defendants claim would harm institutional safety and 

security, and would further compromise ongoing investigations of alleged prison gang activity if 

disclosed. See Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1179 (9th Cir. 2006). 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLTFS’

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Having considered Plaintiffs’ Administrative Motion to File Under Seal and the Declaration 

of Rachel Meeropol in support of same, and good cause appearing therefor, Plaintiffs’ Motion is 

hereby GRANTED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

Honorable Robert M. Illman 

United States Magistrate Judge 

May 5, 2020

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