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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD KA’ANOI, 

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-07-2722 JKS EFB PS

vs.

DRMS DIRECTOR 

LT. GEN. ROBERT T. DAIL,

ORDER

Defendant.

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Plaintiff proceeds pro se in this action, which was referred to the undersigned pursuant to

Eastern District of California Local Rule 302(c)(21). See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On November

18, 2009, the district judge issued an order adopting the undersigned’s October 23, 2009 findings

and recommendations and dismissing plaintiff’s complaint in its entirety, and entered judgment

in favor of defendant. Dckt. Nos. 51, 52. On December 18, 2009, plaintiff filed a motion to

remove his social security number, his dependents’ social security numbers, and his account

numbers from various documents he submitted to the court for filing along with his opposition to

defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Dckt. No. 54. Plaintiff also filed redacted versions

of those documents. Id. Defendant has not opposed plaintiff’s request.

 Local Rule 140(a) provides that “pursuant to the Judicial Conference Policy on Privacy

and Electronic Access to Case Files, and the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347,

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effective April 16, 2003, when filing documents, counsel and the Court shall omit or, where

reference is necessary, partially redact the following personal data identifiers from all pleadings,

documents, and exhibits, whether filed electronically or on paper, unless the Court orders

otherwise: . . . Financial account numbers: Identify the name or type of account and the financial

institution where maintained, but use only the last four numbers of the account number; Social

Security numbers: Use only the last four numbers; [and] Dates of birth: Use only the year . . . .”

E.D. Cal. L.R. 140(a) (emphasis added).

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s motion to remove personal social security numbers, Dckt. No. 54, is

granted.

2. The Clerk of Court is directed to redact all social security numbers from the following

documents and include only the last four numbers:

• Dckt. No. 17 at 18;

• Dckt. No. 17 at 19;

• Dckt. No. 41-2 at 7; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 23, Pl.’s Ex. 1; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 27, Pl.’s Ex. 1; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 29, Pl.’s Ex. 1-2; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 85, Pl.’s Ex. 20; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 111, Pl.’s Ex. 26-A; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 138, Pl.’s Ex. 41-1 (dependents’ social security numbers); 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 142, Pl.’s Ex. 42-1-A (dependents’ social security numbers); 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 169, Pl.’s Ex. 54; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 177, Pl.’s Ex. 56; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 204, Pl.’s Ex. 76; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 205, Pl.’s Ex. 77; 

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• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 206, Pl.’s Ex. 78; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 219, Pl.’s Ex. 88; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 226, Pl.’s Ex. 89; 

• Dckt. No. 41-6 at 14, Pl.’s pp. 0109; 

• Dckt. No. 41-6 at 36, Pl.’s pp. 0131 (plaintiff and dependents’ social security numbers); 

• Dckt. No. 41-6 at 38, Pl.’s pp. 0133; 

• Dckt. No. 41-6 at 57, Pl.’s pp. 0152; and

• Dckt. No. 42-2 at 7. 

3. The Clerk of Court is also directed to redact dates of birth from the following

documents and include only the year: 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 23, Pl.’s Ex. 1; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 27, Pl.’s Ex. 1; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 29, Pl.’s Ex. 1 (dependents’ dates of birth); 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 69, Pl.’s Ex. 15-1; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 71, Pl.’s Ex. 15-3; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 97, Pl.’s Ex. 22-1; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 98, Pl.’s Ex. 22-2;

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 99, Pl.’s Ex. 22-3; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 138, Pl.’s Ex. 41-1 (dependents’ dates of birth); 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 142, Pl.’s Ex. 42-1-A (dependents’ dates of birth); 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 203, Pl.’s Ex. 76; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 204, Pl.’s Ex. 76; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 205, Pl.’s Ex. 77; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 206, Pl.’s Ex. 78; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 210, Pl.’s Ex. 82; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 219, Pl.’s Ex. 88; 

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• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 220, Pl.’s Ex. 88-1; 

• Dckt. No. 41-4 at 221, Pl.’s Ex. 88-2;

• Dckt. No. 41-5 at 16, Pl.’s pp. 0002; and

• Dckt. No. 41-6 at 38, Pl.’s pp. 0131 (dependents’ dates of birth). 

4. The Clerk of Court is also directed to redact any account numbers from the following

document and include only the last four numbers of the account:

• Dckt. No. 41-6 at 38, Pl.’s pp. 0133.

SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 7, 2010.

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