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Parties Involved:
Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America
Counter Defendant
Antonio Montalvo
Counter Claimant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BERKSHIRE LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

ANTONIO MONTALVO,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:16-cv-00006-SAB

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

REQUEST TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER 

SEAL

On January 5, 2016, Plaintiff Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America filed this 

action. On that same date, Plaintiff filed a request to file an unredacted copy of the Complaint 

and the exhibit attached to the Complaint, with the exception of redactions pursuant to Federal 

Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(a). Plaintiff also filed on the public docket a redacted copy of the 

Complaint and the exhibit attached to the Complaint. 

Pursuant to the Local Rule of the United States Court, Eastern District of California 

(“L.R.”), documents may only be sealed by written order of the Court upon the showing required 

by applicable law. L.R. 141(a). Plaintiff indicates that an unredacted copy of the Complaint and 

the attached exhibit should be before the Court in light of the fraud allegations and the fact that 

the validity of the entire insurance policy is at issue in this action. Plaintiff seeks to seal the 

unredacted copy of the Complaint and the exhibit attached to the Complaint to protect the 

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defendant Antonio Montalvo’s privacy right to confidential medical information, which is 

protected from disclosure by Article I, Section 1 of the California Constitution and The Health 

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and HIPAA’s regulations, 45 CFR § 

164.512(e). 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s request to file under seal an unredacted copy of the Complaint and the 

exhibit attached to the Complaint, with the exception of redactions pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(a), is GRANTED; 

2. A redacted copy of the Complaint and the exhibit attached to the Complaint shall be 

filed on the public docket; and

3. Plaintiff Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America and Defendant Antonio 

Montalvo, by and through their attorneys, shall be permitted access to the sealed 

documents. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 6, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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