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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 20:1400 Civil Rights of Handicapped Child

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

R.K., a minor, by and through his parents, T.K.

and C.K.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

HAYWARD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT,

et al.,

Defendant. /

No. C 06-07836 JSW

ORDER RE REFERRAL,

DISCOVERY, AND MOTION TO

SEAL

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 72-1 and ADR Local Rule 7-2, this matter is referred to

Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James to conduct a settlement conference by no later than August

6, 2007, if possible. The parties will be advised of the date, time and place of appearance by

notice from the assigned magistrate judge. 

The Court ORDERS that all discovery in the above-captioned matter is HEREBY

STAYED until the Court issues an order on the pending motions to dismiss. 

Plaintiff moves to have this Court seal the record in its entirety. As a public forum, the

Court will only entertain requests to seal that establish good cause and are narrowly tailored to

seal only the particular information that is genuinely privileged or protectable as a trade secret

or otherwise has a compelling need for confidentiality. Documents may not be filed under seal

pursuant to blanket protective orders covering multiple documents. In addition, counsel should

not attempt to seal entire pleadings or declarations without a particularized showing explaining

why the request could not be more narrowly tailored. Any order granting a request to seal shall 

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direct the sealing of only those documents, pages, or if practicable, those portions of documents

or pages that contain the information requiring confidentiality. All other portions of such

documents shall remain in the public file. Civil L.R. 79-5(b) & cmt.

Northern District Civil Local Rule 3-17(a)(1) provides that “[i]f the involvement of a

minor child must be mentioned in a pleading or other paper filed in the public file, only the

initials of the child should be used.” If a party seeks to file a document with the full name of

the minor, the party must publicly file a copy with the minor’s name redacted and file an

unredacted version under seal in accordance with Civil Local Rule 79-5. Due to the fact that

revealing the names of the minor’s parents could inadvertently reveal the minor’s identity, the

Court holds that this rule should be applied to Plaintiff’s parents as well.

In light of the protection provided by the Local Rules, Plaintiff has not demonstrated

good cause why the entire case should be sealed. Therefore, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s

motion to seal the entire record. The parties are directed to review the documents they have

filed in this action. If any pleading or exhibit contains the minor’s name, or the name of the

minor’s parents, the party who filed such document shall filed a request to file such documents

under seal in accordance with Civil Local Rule 79-5 and shall file a redacted version by no later

than May 18, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 4, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

cc: Wings Hom

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