Kyle

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

11 DEVONTE B. HARRIS, Case No. 1:19-cv-00462-EPG (PC) 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO SEAL

v. (ECF NO. 8) K. KYLE, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff, Devonte B. Harris, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the Court is Plaintiff’s request to seal documents. (ECF No. 8.) Plaintiff moves to seal all documents related to this case, including the complaint, because this action relates to Plaintiff’s mental health and the mental health treatment Plaintiff received or did not receive. The Court will deny the motion. LEGAL STANDARD All documents filed with the court are presumptively public. Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (“Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.’”) (quoting Nixon v. Warner…