Brown v. Newsom

Opinion

Kellie Walters (SBN 342755) Eric Sapp (SBN 240372) Legal Services for Prisoners with Children 4400 Market Street Oakland, CA 94608 (415) 625-7043 kellie@prisonerswithchildren.org

Richard Tan (SBN 327366) Law Offices of Richard Tan 725 Washington St. Oakland, CA 9460712 (510) 345-3246 richard@richardtanlaw.com

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