Silva
Silva v. Leprino Foods Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 OCTAVIO SILVA, No. 1:20-cv-00987-DAD-EPG Plaintiff, v. ORDER CONCERNING DOCUMENT FILED
IN ERROR
LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY, et al., (ECF No. 8) Defendants. 16 On January 7, 2021, Defendants mistakenly filed their initial disclosures, (ECF No. 8) which, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1), they were required to send to Plaintiff. Defendants contacted the clerk of court, indicating that the document was filed in error. The clerk temporarily sealed the document, pending action by the Court. The Court has reviewed the filing. Although it appears to have been made in error, it does not appear to meet the standard for sealing non-dispositive documents in this Circuit. See Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178–79 (9th Cir. 2006) (“Unless a particular court record is one traditionally kept secret, a strong presumption in favor of access is the starting point. A party seeking to seal a…