Beyard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Denise Beyard et al., No. 1:21-cv-01063-KJM-SAB Plaintiffs, ORDER Vv. Pentagon Federal Credit Union et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiffs request to seal two exhibits to a declaration related to defendant’s motion to 18 dismiss. The court denies the request without prejudice to renewal. “[T]he courts of this country recognize a general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.” Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978) (footnotes omitted). Although that right is not absolute, “‘a strong 22 presumption in favor of access’ is the starting point.” Kamakana v. City & Cty. 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)). This presumption “is ‘based on the need for federal courts, although independent—indeed, particularly because…