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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 RICHARD D. EMMERSON and M. HELEN EMMERSON, v. Plaintiffs, CASE NO. 08-CV-1439 W (WMc) ORDER (1) GRANTING EX PARTE APPLICATION TO FILE REDACTED COMPLAINT [DOC. NO. 4] AND (2) SEALING ORIGINAL COMPLAINT [DOC. NO. 1] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant. On August 8, 2008, Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit to recover certain federal taxes

20 payments. The original complaint includes exhibits containing social security numbers. 21 Plaintiffs, therefore, seek an order sealing the original complaint and allowing them to 22 file a redacted copy of the complaint. 23 General Order No. 514 for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of 24 California requires counsel or parties to remove or redact personal information, 25 including social security numbers, from all pleadings and exhibits filed with the District 26 Court. General Order 514-C further provides, 27 28 . . . a party seeking to file a document containing the personal data identifiers. . . may file an unredacted document under seal. This document
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shall be retained by the court as part of the record. The court may, however, still require the party to file a redacted copy for the public file. Based on the foregoing, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' ex parte application, and 1. 2. Plaintiffs' complaint (Doc. No. 1) is hereby ORDERED sealed. Plaintiffs shall file a redacted copy of the complaint on or before August 29, 2008. The redacted copy shall include the same title as the original complaint, except that the title shall indicate that the document is redacted. IT IS SO ORDERED.

4 ORDERS as follows:

13 DATED: August 22, 2008 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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Hon. Thomas J. Whelan United States District Judge