M.B.

I. INTRODUCTION

18 In this lawsuit, Plaintiff M.B. seeks redress for alleged constitutional and state law 19 violations related to her removal from her home and placement in the foster care of Defendant 20 Eugene Hastings. This instant discovery dispute concerns Plaintiff’s subpoena to a third party, 21 the California Department of Social Services’ Community Care Licensing (“CCL”) Division, for 22 records concerning Defendant Hastings, who is alleged to have been sexually abusive towards 23 Plaintiff. CCL disclosed its investigative file on Defendant Hastings, but redacted from the file 24 Defendant Hastings’ name and the names and other private information of individuals, including 25 Plaintiff and other children who Defendant Hastings also allegedly abused. Plaintiff and CCL 26 filed a joint statement concerning the dispute (ECF No. 33) and the Court granted Plaintiff leave 27 to file a reply to the joint statement (ECF No. 40). The Court took the dispute under submission 28 without hearing. For the reasons explained below, the Court grants in part and denies in part Plaintiff’s motion to compel an unredacted version of those records. II. …