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Kellie Walters (SBN 342755)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO DIVISION
WILLIAM BROWN, AKA ) No. 2:24-cv-01281
MINISTER KING X, & ALL OF US )
OR NONE, ) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’
) MOTION TO REDACT EXHIBIT A
Plaintiffs, ) OF THE FIRST AMENDED
) COMPLAINT
Vs. )
) Honorable Daniel J. Calabretta
GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM, )
SECRETARY JEFF MACOMBER, )
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF )
CORRECTIONS AND )
REHABILITATION, JOHN DOES 1- )
10, and STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
)
Defendants. )
ORDER
This matter coming before the court on Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Redact
Exhibit A of the First Amended Complaint (Dkt # 63), all parties being duly notified,
it is hereby ordered that:
1. Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to Redact Exhibit A of the First Amended
Complaint is GRANTED;
2. Exhibit A of the First Amended Complaint shall be SEALED until
further Order of the Court;
3. Access to the sealed document shall be limited to counsel for the plaintiff
and counsel for the defendants; and
4. Plaintiffs shall file the redacted copy of Exhibit A within seven (7) days
of the entry of this order.
The Court has considered the factors set forth in
, 920 F.2d 1462 (9th Cir. 1990) and finds that,
for the reasons stated in the Unopposed Motion to Redact, sealing the identified
document serves a compelling interest. The Court further finds that, in the absence
of closure, the compelling interests identified by the plaintiff would be harmed.
In light of the public filing of the Unopposed Motion to Redact, the Court further
finds that there are no additional alternatives to sealing the exhibit that would
adequately protect the compelling interests identified by the plaintiff.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: June 25, 2024 /s/ Daniel J. Calabretta
THE HONORABLE DANIEL J. CALABRETTA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE