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GAYLER v. HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON, 2:14-cv-00769-APG-CWH. (2016)

Court: District Court, D. Nevada Number: infdco20161209b17 Visitors: 8
Filed: Dec. 08, 2016
Latest Update: Dec. 08, 2016
Summary: ORDER C.W. HOFFMAN, Jr. , Magistrate Judge . Presently before the Court is Plaintiff's motion to seal (ECF No. 79), filed on November 21, 2016. Defendant has not filed a response. For most judicial records, a motion to seal is considered under a "compelling reasons" standard. See Kamakana v. City & County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir.2006) (holding that "[a] party seeking to seal a judicial record ... bears the burden of ... meeting the `compelling reasons' standard"). This
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ORDER

Presently before the Court is Plaintiff's motion to seal (ECF No. 79), filed on November 21, 2016. Defendant has not filed a response.

For most judicial records, a motion to seal is considered under a "compelling reasons" standard. See Kamakana v. City & County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir.2006) (holding that "[a] party seeking to seal a judicial record ... bears the burden of ... meeting the `compelling reasons' standard"). This standard derives from the common law right "to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents." Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1178 (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). To limit this common law right of access, a party seeking to seal judicial records must show that "compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings ... outweigh the general history of access and the public policies favoring disclosure." Id. at 1178-79 (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass'n, 605 F.3d 665, 677-78 (9th Cir. 2010). Here, Plaintiff represents that ECF No. 78 for this case contains sensitive information, and upon review, the Court agrees that there are compelling reasons to seal these documents that override the general presumption for public disclosure.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion to seal (ECF No. 79) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court shall SEAL ECF No. 78 for this case.

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