Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHNNIE RICO, Case No. 2:24-cv-1975-TLN-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER STEVEN GONZALEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, proceeding without counsel, has filed a motion asking this court to unseal 18 records filed in a state court criminal case. ECF No. 7. Plaintiff neither explains how the records 19 relate to the instant civil action, nor does he provide any authority suggesting that this court has 20 the power to grant the requested relief. In any event, plaintiffs attempt to unseal documents filed in state court is more appropriately addressed by asking the state court to unseal the specific 22 records. See Casler v. Bressler, 221 F. App’x 553, 554 (9th Cir. 2007). Accordingly, plaintiff motion to unseal state court records, ECF No. 7, is DENIED. 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. — Dated: _ April 17, 2025 …