Skyfire v. Servicesource, Inc.

Full title: GONJI SKYFIRE, Plaintiff, v. SERVICESOURCE, INC., Defendant

Court: United States District Court, D. Colorado

Date published: Aug 10, 2011

Civil Action No. 10-cv-03155-WYD-BNB (D. Colo. Aug. 10, 2011)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 10-cv-03155-WYD-BNB.

August 10, 2011

ORDER

BOYD BOLAND, Magistrate Judge

This matter arises on the following:

(1) Plaintiff's Motion for Permission to Interview Former Employees of ServiceSource, Inc. [Doc. # 40, filed 7/25/2011] (the "Motion for Ex Parte Interviews");

(2) Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint [Doc. # 36, filed 7/20/2011] (the "Motion to Amend"); and

(3) Defendant's Motion to Seal Partially Redacted Exhibit [Doc. # 45, filed 8/4/2011] (the "Motion to Seal").

I held a hearing on the motions this morning and made rulings on the record, which are incorporated here.

Only the Motion to Seal requires further discussion. I am informed that Exhibit B to the Defendant's Response to Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint [Doc. # 44-2] contains the plaintiff's date of birth, which Fed.R.Civ.P. 5.2 requires be partially redacted to disclose on the year of birth. My review indicates that Exhibit C to the Response [Doc. # 44-3] also contains the plaintiff's entire date of birth. Local rule of practice 7.2C(4). D.C.COLO.LCivR, evidences a preference for procedures less restrictive than sealing, including redaction, where practicable. To effectuate the protections recognized as necessary by Fed.R.Civ.P. 5.2, in the least restrictive manner as preferred by D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.2C(4), I will order Exhibits B and C to the Response [Docs. ## 44-2 and 44.3] sealed, but I will also require that the defendants refiled the same documents on or before August 17, 2011, with the private information partially redacted as required by Fed.R.Civ.P. 5.2(a)(2).

IT IS ORDERED:

(1) The Motion for Ex Parte Interviews [Doc. # 40] is DENIED.

(2) The Motion to Amend [Doc. # 36] is GRANTED. The Clerk of the Court is directed to accept for filing the Second Amended Complaint [Doc. # 36-1].

(3) The Motion to Seal [Doc. # 45] is GRANTED. Exhibits B and C to Defendant's Response to Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint [Docs. ## 44-2 and 44.3] shall be sealed. On or before August 17, 2011, the defendants shall refile the same documents with the private information partially redacted as required by Fed.R.Civ.P. 5.2(a)(2).