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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GEORGE MICHAEL MACIAS, JR,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF CLOVIS and the following 

employees of said City’s Police 

Department: SERGEANT J. GOMEZ (ID 

#5048), CORPORAL C. ARANAS (ID 

#5196), Officer CESAR GONZALEZ (ID 

#5422), Officer E. TAIFANE (ID # 5057), 

Officer A. VELASQUEZ (ID #5445), 

Officer C. PETERS (ID #5515), STEVE 

CLEAVER (ID #5469), JAMES KOCH 

(ID #5136) and DOES 1-25, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:13-cv1819-BAM

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO FILE 

PLAINTIFF’S SECOND AMENDED 

COMPLAINT UNDER SEAL 

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

FOR PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO UNSEAL 

AND DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

By motion filed on February 5, 2016, Plaintiff requested leave to file a second amended 

complaint. (Doc. 84). The motion was filed under seal. On March 8, 2016, an opposition to the 

motion and a reply were also filed under seal. (Docs. 92, 93). On March 16, 2016, after 

reviewing the sealed documents on the Motion, the Court issued a tentative ruling putting the 

parties on notice that the Court intended to grant Plaintiff’s motion to amend. The Court held a 

hearing on March 21, 2016 on the motion. At the hearing, the Court heard limited arguments on 

whether portions of the amended complaint should be filed under seal. Defendants argued that 

Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint contains sealable information; particularly, Internal 

Affairs Investigations of Defendant officers in unrelated incidents. In response, Plaintiff agreed to 

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file the Second Amended Complaint under seal along with a redacted version redacting

paragraphs containing confidential information. Plaintiff requested an opportunity to brief 

whether the information should remain redacted and sealed. The Court advised Plaintiff that it 

would allow further briefing on whether the amended complaint should remain under seal. 

Accordingly, having considered the Second Amended Complaint, argument presented at 

the hearing, as well as the Court’s file, the Court ORDERS as follows:

(1) Plaintiff may file his Second Amended Complaint under seal. 

(2) Within five days of the date of this order, Plaintiff shall also file an unsealed and

redacted version of the Second Amended Complaint, redacting paragraphs 43-50.

(3) Any further motion practice on the Second Amended Complaint shall be as follows:

(a) Within twenty-one days of filing the sealed Second Amended Complaint, 

Plaintiff SHALL file his motion to unseal the second amended complaint and/or modify 

the protective order;

(b) Within twenty-one days of filing the sealed Second Amended Complaint, 

Defendants SHALL file their Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint and/or 

Strike Portions of the Complaint, if any. If no responsive motion is filed, Defendants shall 

answer the Second Amended Complaint within this same time frame.

(c) The briefing for the oppositions and replies shall follow Local Rule 230.

It is the Court’s intent that any future documents which a party requests to be filed under 

seal shall be handled as follows: The party will submit an unredacted copy for filing under seal. 

See Local Rule 141. In addition, the party will file, unsealed, an additional copy of the same 

document which narrowly tailors redactions to protect confidential information, within 3 days of 

the approval of the sealed version of the document. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 24, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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