Gonzales et al. v. The Ohio State University

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
EDWARD GONZALES, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY,
Defendant.
Civil Action 2:23-cv-3051
Judge Michael H. Watson
Magistrate Judge Chelsey M. Vascura
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motions for Leave to File Under Seal
Unredacted Version of (1) Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Ohio State’s Asserted Privilege and Work
Product to Perkins Coie Related Discovery (ECF No. 220) and (2) Plaintiffs’ Submission of Dr.
Michael Drake’s Testimony in Further Support of Motion to Compel Perkis Coie-Related
Communications (ECF No. 222). Plaintiffs have contemporaneously filed these documents in
redacted form. (ECF Nos. 219, 221.) Plaintiffs maintain that filing the unredacted documents
under seal is necessary because they rely on information obtained during recent depositions, and
the parties’ stipulated protective order requires that all deposition transcripts be kept confidential
for 14 days while the parties determine whether to designate all or a portion of the transcript as
confidential.
For good cause shown, Plaintiffs’ Motions for Leave to File Under Seal (ECF Nos. 220,
222) are GRANTED. Plaintiffs shall file, ON OR BEFORE MAY 26 2026, an unredacted
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version of the documents in question UNDER TEMPORARY SEAL. If any party wishes to
maintain the documents in question under permanent seal, they must file a properly supported
motion to that effect ON OR BEFORE JUNE 18, 2026. If no such motion is filed, the
unredacted version of the documents in question will be unsealed by the Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ Chelsey M. Vascura
CHELSEY M. VASCURA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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