Carzell et al v. Life of the South Insurance Company et al, No. 1:2015cv03260 - Document 12 (N.D. Ga. 2015)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER that Defendants Life of the South Insurance Company and Insurance Company of the South's Motion for Leave to File Opposition to Motion to Remand Exhibits Under Seal 11 is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Motion is GRAN TED to allow the redaction of social security numbers, birth dates, and the names of individuals known to be minors, except Defendants must leave un-redacted: the last four digits of the social security number, the year of the individual's birth, and the initials of the minor. Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 10/19/2015. (anc)

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Carzell et al v. Life of the South Insurance Company et al Doc. 12 Dockets.Justia.com following information regarding putative class members: social security numbers, birthdates, first and last names, the date their social security number was issued, age, citizenship status, and, for one putative class member, certain information provided on the face of her social security card. Defendants seek to protect this information. The Motion is unopposed. Rule 5.2 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides, in relevant part, that filings including social security numbers, taxpayer-identification numbers, birth dates, or the name of an individual known to be a minor may include only: (1) (2) (3) (4) The last four digits of the social-security number and taxpayer-identification number; The year of the individual’s birth; The minor’s initials; and The last four digits of the financial-account number Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a). The Federal Rules also allow the Court to require redaction of additional information for good cause. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(e)(1). This Court’s Standing Order 11 states: It is not this Court’s practice to generally allow entire pleadings to be sealed from public view but, instead, to allow the redaction of specific portions of a pleading where a foundation has been laid for continued protection. Counsel should use careful discretion in requesting continued protection for the document, material or information at issue. You should not generally file entire pleadings or documents 2 under seal. Specifically request continued protection for only those portions of a pleading or document that you believe should, and upon which there is legal authority to, remain protected, e.g., bank account numbers, scientific formulas, confidential pricing calculations. Having considered Defendants’ motion in light of the Federal Rules and this Court’s Standing Order, Defendants are instructed to file the Exhibits redacting social security numbers, birth dates, and the names of individuals known to be minors, except to leave un-redacted: the last four digits of the social security number, the year of the individual’s birth, and the initials of the minor. The Court will file under seal the un-redacted versions of the Exhibits, which have already been provided to the Court. For the foregoing reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants Life of the South Insurance Company and Insurance Company of the South’s Motion for Leave to File Opposition to Motion to Remand Exhibits Under Seal [11] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The Motion is GRANTED to allow the redaction of social security numbers, birth dates, and the names of individuals known to be minors, except Defendants must leave un-redacted: the last four digits of the social security number, the year of the individual’s birth, and the initials of the minor. 3 SO ORDERED this 19th day of October, 2015. _______________________________ WILLIAM S. DUFFEY, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 4

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