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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRENDA PANDOS, Case No. 2:23-cv-2111-DJC-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER JOHN AND JANE DOES, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, proceeding without counsel, filed a complaint together with a motion to seal. ECF Nos. 1 & 2. Plaintiff’s motion neither complies with Local Rule 141, which governs the sealing of documents, nor demonstrates that sealing the complaint is appropriate. ECF No. 2. Accordingly, her motion to seal will be denied. Courts have recognized “a general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.” Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978). “Unless a particular court record is one ‘traditionally kept secret,’ a ‘strong presumption in favor of access’ is the starting point.” Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003). A…