Watkins v. United States ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 Latisha Watkins, et al., No. 2:22-cv-00142-KJM-AC 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER 13 Vv. 14 United States of America, 15 Defendant. 16 17 The exhibits in support of plaintiffs’ petition for compromise of the minor’s claim, 18 | ECF 22, and the exhibits in support of the United States’ motion for good faith settlement 19 | determination in ECF Nos. 21-5 (Ex. 2), 21-7 (Ex. 4), and 21-9 (Ex. 6) contain sensitive personal 20 | and medical information including minor plaintiff L.T.’s full date of birth and name and plaintiff 21 | Watkins’ full date of birth. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2 (unless ordered otherwise, filings may include 22 | only “the year of the individual’s birth” and “the minor’s initials”). The court finds good cause to 23 | seal those documents sua sponte. See Kamakana v. City of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1179 (9th 24 | Cir. 2006); see, e.g., Nelson v. County of Pima, No. 21-00455, 2022 WL 16834712, at *1 n.3 25 | (D. Ariz. Nov. 9, 2022) (sua sponte sealing documents containing sensitive personal information). 26 | The clerk of court is directed to seal the filings at ECF Nos. 21-5, 21-7, 21-9, and 22. The parties 27 | are directed to redact the documents in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 and 1 | Local Rule 140 and refile the documents immediately and no later than seven (7) days of the 2 | filing date of this order. 3 IT IS SO ORDERED. 4 DATED: September 20, 2023. CHIEF STATES DISTRICT JUDGE