Diaz v. Aviles-Ramos

Background

The provided text contains a letter from defendants’ counsel and Judge Rochon’s short order. Defendants are the New York City Department of Education and Melissa Aviles-Ramos, in her official capacity as Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education. The action was brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Defendants stated that the plaintiffs alleged the Department of Education had not fully implemented two administrative decisions that were not appealed.

Privacy Objection

Defendants objected to the plaintiffs’ filing of Exhibits A through I with their statement responding to another party’s factual statement. According to defendants, those documents contained unredacted personally identifying information about the student, including an identification number, date of birth, family name, and address. Defendants also asserted that the filing violated court rules and federal privacy protections, including rules concerning personally identifying information in education records and electronic court filings.

Defendants asked the court to strike the documents from the public docket. The opinion text does not state that the court decided whether the documents actually violated those rules or whether they should ultimately be struck or sealed.

Court’s Action

In light of defendants’ request, the court directed the Clerk of Court to temporarily restrict viewing of Docket Entry 29, including Docket Entries 29-2 through 29-10, to case participants. The court directed the plaintiffs to file any response to defendants’ request to seal by May 5, 2025.

Judge Jennifer L. Rochon’s order was therefore a temporary docket-access restriction and a deadline for a response. The provided text does not include a final ruling on the request to seal or the request to strike the exhibits.