Filed: Dec. 18, 2019
Latest Update: Dec. 18, 2019
Summary: ORDER MIRANDA M. DU , Chief District Judge . Before the Court is Petitioner's Motion to Seal. (ECF No. 21.) No response was filed and the deadline for doing so has expired. Petitioner seeks leave to file under seal nine documents in support of his Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (ECF No. 19 (Exhibits 18-26).) The exhibits include various medical records, military records, and Petitioner's Presentence Investigation Report ("PSI"). Under Nevada law, the PSI is "confidential and mu
Summary: ORDER MIRANDA M. DU , Chief District Judge . Before the Court is Petitioner's Motion to Seal. (ECF No. 21.) No response was filed and the deadline for doing so has expired. Petitioner seeks leave to file under seal nine documents in support of his Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (ECF No. 19 (Exhibits 18-26).) The exhibits include various medical records, military records, and Petitioner's Presentence Investigation Report ("PSI"). Under Nevada law, the PSI is "confidential and mus..
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ORDER
MIRANDA M. DU, Chief District Judge.
Before the Court is Petitioner's Motion to Seal. (ECF No. 21.) No response was filed and the deadline for doing so has expired. Petitioner seeks leave to file under seal nine documents in support of his Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (ECF No. 19 (Exhibits 18-26).) The exhibits include various medical records, military records, and Petitioner's Presentence Investigation Report ("PSI"). Under Nevada law, the PSI is "confidential and must not be made a part of any public record." NRS § 176.156(5). In addition, the need to protect medical privacy generally qualifies as a "compelling reason" for sealing records in connection with a dispositive motion. See, e.g., Abbey v. Hawaii Employers Mut. Ins. Co., 760 F.Supp.2d 1005, 1013 (D. Haw. 2010).
Having reviewed and considered the matter in accordance with Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006), and its progeny, the Court finds that a compelling need to protect Petitioner's safety, privacy, and/or personal identifying information outweighs the public interest in open access to these court records.
It is therefore ordered that Petitioner's Motion (ECF No. 21) is granted, and Exhibits 18-26 (ECF Nos. 22-1, 22-2, 22-3, 22-4, 22-5, 22-6, 22-7, 22-8, 22-9) are considered properly filed under seal.
