Opinion
Case No. 1:06-CV-00871-LJO-TAG.
May 7, 2008
McNICHOLAS McNICHOLAS, LLP, Patrick McNicholas, Esq. (State Bar No. 125868), Matthew S. McNicholas, Esq. (State Bar No. 190249), Los Angeles, CA.
KINGSLEY KINGSLEY, APC, Eric B. Kingsley, Esq. (State Bar No. 185123), Darren M. Cohen, Esq. (State Bar No. 221938), Encino, CA.
LAW OFFICES OF MARCOS CAMACHO, Marcos Camacho, Esq. (State Bar No. 123501), Thomas Patrick Lynch, Esq. (State Bar No. 159277), Bakersfield, CA, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE APPLICATION TO SEAL
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs Sandra Garcia and Antonio Pompa Ayons's Ex Parte Application to Seal Exhibit "6" to the Declaration of Eric B. Kingsley in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification, and to sea] Exhibit "16" to the Declaration of Maria Bautista and Exhibit "17" to the Declaration of Matthew S. McNicholas in Support of Plaintiff's Reply to Defendants' Opposition to Motion for Class Certification.
Having considered the ex parte application, the records and files herein, for the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Plaintiff's Ex Parte Application to seal.
Rule 39-140(a) of the Local Rules of this Court states that when filing documents, counsel "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 others otherwise: . . . (iii) Social Security number: Use only the last four numbers."
Furthermore, the Stipulation for Protective Order entered into by the parties, and signed by Magistrate Judge Goldner on December 14, 2007, requires any party filing with the Court documents designated as Confidential Discovery Materials to do so under seal and to comply with Rule 39-141 of this Court, regarding the sealing of documents.
Exhibit "6" to the Declaration of Eric B. Kingsley filed in support of the Motion for Class Certification, scheduled for hearing on May 12, 2008, at 8:30 AM, in this Court, consists of true and correct copies of a "sampling of defendant's time records, produced by defendant during discovery, in response to plaintiff's request for production of documents, set one, question 1."
Exhibit "16" to the Declaration of Maria Bautista and Exhibit "17" to the Declaration of Matthew S. McNicholas filed in Support of Plaintiff's Reply to Defendants' Opposition to Motion for Class Certification, consists of true and correct copies of a sampling of defendant's daily crew sheets, and time records, respectively.
The daily crew sheets and time cards include the names and social security numbers of some of defendant's employees.
The names and the social security numbers of the employees are not relevant to any issues raised by the Motion for Class Certification.
In accordance with the Protective Order and the Court's policy of redacting social security numbers from filed documents, the Court GRANTS the motion to seal Exhibit "6" to the Declaration of Eric B. Kinglsey, Exhibit "16" to the Declaration of Maria Bautista, and Exhibit "17" to the Declaration of Matthew S. McNicholas.
IT IS SO ORDERED