Ball

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEFF ALAN BALL, Case No. 1:24-cv-00256-JLT-CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING COUNSEL FOR

PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST TO SEAL

v. DOCUMENTS

PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC, (Doc. 16)

Defendant. 16

Pending before the Court is counsel for Plaintiff’s notice and request to seal a document, filed (Doc. 16) and emailed to the undersigned’s chambers on May 31, 2024, described as an attorney declaration in connection with counsel for Plaintiff’s pending motion to be relieved as counsel of record (Doc. 15) that contains personal identifying information of Plaintiff. The Court has considered the factors set forth in Oregonian Publ’g Co. v. U.S. Dist. Court for Dist. of Or., 920 F.2d 1462 (9th Cir. 1990). The Court finds that, for the reasons stated in counsel for Plaintiff’s notice and request, sealing the declaration of counsel serves a compelling interest. The Court further finds that, in the absence of closure, the compelling interests identified…