Gonzales v. City Of San Jose

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 GABRIEL GONZALES, Case No. 19-cv-08195-NC 10 Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’

11 v. MOTION TO RETAIN CONFIDENTIALITY CITY OF SAN JOSE and DAVID LEZAMA, Re: Dkt. No.

Defendants.

Before the Court is Defendants the City of San Jose’s and San Jose Police Department Officer David Lezama’s motion to maintain confidentiality over body-worn camera footage pursuant to this case’s stipulated protective under Civil Local Rule 7-11. Plaintiff argues that Defendants waived the confidentiality designation over the footage by failing to meet the deadlines set by the protective order, and also argues that the designation is inappropriate under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c). The Court finds that no waiver occurred, but that Defendants have failed to show good cause for the confidentiality designation. Therefore, the motion to retain confidentiality over the footage is hereby…