(PC) Rodriguez-Mendez v. Ellred,et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODRIGO RODRIGUEZ-MENDEZ, No. 2:24-CV-0678-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER ELLRED, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file medical records under seal in support of Plaintiff’s objections to the Court’s May 14, 2024, order denying counsel. See ECF No. 12. Plaintiff seeks leave to file documents under seal in support of his objections to the Court’s prior order denying Plaintiff’s motion for the appointment of counsel. Specifically, Plaintiff asks that medical records submitted as Exhibit A be filed under seal. Good cause appearing therefor, the request will be granted. The attached medical records indicate that Plaintiff has been diagnosed with severe lumbar spinal stenosis and that Plaintiff is wheelchair bound pending…