Abdul-Haqq v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc.
- James Donato
- 3:19-cv-03727
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
- 1
In Abdul-Haqq v. Permanente, Judge Donato ordered special confidentiality and sealing procedures for certain records.
The plaintiff’s medical, psychological, and employment records, and anyone filing court documents that disclose those records.
What happened
In Abdul-Haqq v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc., the plaintiff asked the court to retain confidentiality for records in the case.
The order covers all of the plaintiff’s medical and psychological records as highly confidential, and all of her employment records as confidential, under the parties’ protective order.
Judge Donato ordered that filings disclosing either category must be submitted under seal with a sealing request that follows the court’s local rule and practices.
The detailed version
- Abdul-Haqq v. Permanente Medical Group, Inc. · No. 3:19-cv-03727
- James Donato
- Mar. 1, 2022
Background The court considered a motion concerning confidentiality, identified as Docket No. 120. The opinion states that the parties had a stipulated protective order, identified as Docket No. 117.
Ruling The court ordered that all of the plaintiff’s medical and psychological records be treated as highly confidential under the protective order. It ordered that all of the plaintiff’s employment records be treated as confidential. Any electronic court filing that discloses either type of information must be filed under seal with a request to seal that conforms to Civil Local Rule 79-5 and the court’s sealing practices. The order states, “IT IS SO ORDERED.”
Effect This order addresses confidentiality and filing procedures for specified records. It does not decide the underlying claims described in the case caption.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.