MOTION TO SEAL EXHBIITS TO PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT SILVER STATE SCHOOLS CREDITUNION'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

CAM FERENBACH, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff Richard Hogue ("Plaintiff") moves under Nevada Local Rule 10-5 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2 for leave to file certain exhibits to his Response to Defendant Silver State Schools Credit Union's ("Silver State") Motion for Summary Judgment under seal or redacted in part, as described below.

MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

While courts recognize a general right to "inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents,"1 access to judicial records is not absolute.2 "[T]he court may order that a filing be made under seal without redaction."3 To seal documents attached to a motion for summary judgment, a party must demonstrate a compelling reason to prevent disclosure,4 which can occur when public records "become a vehicle for improper purposes, such as the use of records to gratify private spite, promote public scandal, circulate libelous statements, or release trade secrets."5

While Plaintiff is unwilling to acknowledge that the circumstances of this case permit Defendant Silver State categorical protection of all of the documents it has produced in discovery, unique identifiers — such as full financial account numbers, social security numbers, and the like — have been produced in discovery, yet have little relevance to prosecution of the case, and a potential for great harm if widely disseminated. Plaintiff files under seal or redacts those portions of exhibits and deposition testimony that the parties marked confidential in accordance with this Court's Protective Order.6

CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff requests that the motion to seal be granted as to his Response to Defendant Silver State Schools Credit Union's Motion for Summary Judgment.

IT IS SO ORDERED.