Pasquale Monk v. Walmart Inc
| Samuel John Pasquale Monk |
| Walmart Inc |
| 1:2023cv06697 |
| August 31, 2023 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Martha M Pacold |
| P.I.: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-(Citizenship) |
| Defendant |
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| Filing 11 AMENDED Notice of Waived Service by Samuel John Pasquale Monk. (nsf, ) |
| Filing 10 NOTICE by Samuel John Pasquale Monk of waived service. (nsf, ) |
| Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Walmart Inc by Ariel Terese Flood (Flood, Ariel) |
| Filing 8 JURY Demand (Balog, James) |
| Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Walmart Inc by James P. Balog (Balog, James) |
| Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Martha M. Pacold: Plaintiff's motion to seal #5 is denied. Good cause is required to justify redaction or sealing of information filed with the court. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(e); Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c); Citizens First Nat. Bank of Princeton v. Cincinnati Ins. Co., 178 F.3d 943, 945 (7th Cir. 1999). "Documents that affect the disposition of federal litigation are presumptively open to public view, even if the litigants strongly prefer secrecy, unless a statute, rule, or privilege justifies confidentiality." In re Specht, 622 F.3d 697, 701 (7th Cir. 2010). "This transparency 'enable[s] interested members of the public... to know who's using the courts, to understand judicial decisions, and to monitor the judiciary's performance of its duties.'" City of Greenville, Ill. v. Syngenta Crop Prot., LLC, 764 F.3d 695, 697 (7th Cir. 2014) (quoting Goesel v. Boley International (H.K.) Ltd., 738 F.3d 831, 833 (7th Cir. 2013)). To the extent that plaintiff seeks to seal the allegations of his complaint, those allegations will bear directly on the outcome of the litigation, and plaintiff has not justified removing those allegations from public view. While individuals may be "understandably secretive about their medical problems," that does not justify significantly restricting the public information regarding a suit. Doe v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin, 112 F.3d 869, 872 (7th Cir. 1997). However, plaintiff may file targeted requests seeking redaction or sealing later in this case should it come to involve highly sensitive or irrelevant medical details, see id., or personal identifying information listed in Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a). See, e.g., Cruz v. Obaisi, No. 17-cv-0780, 2019 WL 2137375, at *3 n.5 (N.D. Ill. May 14, 2019); Acosta v. City of Chicago, No. 15-cv-8333, 2018 WL 3630011, at *2 n.4 (N.D. Ill. July 31, 2018). Plaintiff further requests that the court remove his address from public view. However, that information is presumptively public as part of the case. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require that pro se litigants sign their papers and that every "pleading, written motion, and other paper... must state the signer's address, e-mail address, and telephone number." Fed. R. Civ. P. 11. Rule 5.2 provides for privacy protection for limited categories of personal identifying information, such as social security numbers, but does not provide such protection for the address of a party. Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a). Plaintiff has not shown good cause why his address should be sealed in this matter. (rao, ) |
| CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (nsf, ) |
| Filing 5 MOTION by Plaintiff Samuel John Pasquale Monk to seal. (nsf, ) |
| Filing 3 PRO SE Appearance by Plaintiff Samuel John Pasquale Monk. (nsf, ) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet. (nsf, ) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Samuel John Pasquale Monk. (nsf, ) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Martha M. Pacold. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Heather K. McShain. Case assignment: Random assignment. (nsf, ) |
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