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Parties Involved:
Bernard Canale
Defendant
Nancy Canale
Defendant
Shirlee Nolen
Defendant
Joel Lynn Nolen
Defendant
Nolen Properties, LLC
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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ORDER 

KRISTEN CLARKE

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights

CARRIE PAGNUCCO

Chief

MEGAN K. WHYTE DE VASQUEZ

Deputy Chief

ARIELLE R. L. REID

ALAN A. MARTINSON

Trial Attorneys

Housing and Civil Enforcement Section

United States Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20530

Tel: (202) 598-1575

PHILLIP A. TALBERT

United States Attorney

EMILIA P. E. MORRIS

Assistant United States Attorney

Eastern District of California

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, CA 93721

Tel: (559) 497-4000

Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

vs.

JOEL LYNN NOLEN; SHIRLEE NOLEN;

NOLEN PROPERTIES, LLC; NANCY 

CANALE, as trustee of the Bernard Canale 

and Nancy Canale 1998 Revocable Trust; and 

BERNARD CANALE, by and through his 

successor in interest NANCY CANALE,

Defendants.

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Case No: 2:23-cv-00320-JAM-CKD

ORDER ON UNITED STATES’ 

REQUEST TO SEAL

The United States has filed a Notice of Request to File Documents Under Seal. The 

United States requests leave to publicly file a redacted version of the following documents and 

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ORDER 

place an unredacted version of the documents under seal in order to protect public disclosure of 

information about aggrieved persons in this case, consistent with the Joint Confidentiality 

Agreement and Protective Order, ECF No. 41:

1. Exhibit 1 to the Declaration of Arielle R. L. Reid, Excerpts from the United States 

September 10, 2024 deposition of Defendant Shirlee Nolen; and

2. Exhibit 2 to the Declaration of Arielle R. L. Reid, Excerpts from the United States 

October 8, 2024 deposition of Defendant Joel Lynn Nolen.

The Court does not seal case documents from public view without good cause. As the 

exhibits reveal the names and private information about aggrieved persons that are subject to a 

Protective Order in effect in this case, the Court finds that an unredacted version of these 

documents should be filed under seal. Further, the United States may file a redacted version of 

these documents on the public docket. It is the practice of this Court to maintain case documents 

under seal until they are ordered unsealed by the Court. Accordingly, the Court shall grant the 

United States’ request for an order to file the above unredacted documents under seal and 

publicly file a redacted version. The Clerk of Court shall be directed to file under seal the above 

unredacted document submitted by the United States until it is ordered unsealed by the Court.

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The United States’ Request to Seal Documents is Granted; 

2. The United States’ Request to File Redacted Documents on the Public Record is 

Granted; and

3. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to file under seal unredacted copies of the above 

documents until they are ordered unsealed by the Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 25, 2024 /s/ John A. Mendez

THE HONORABLE JOHN A. MENDEZ

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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