Muniz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES LAWTON, Case No. 1:17-cv-00737-DAD-JDP Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENT’S

REQUEST TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER

v. SEAL WILLIAM MUNIZ, Warden, ECF No. 34 Respondent. 16 Petitioner Charles Lawton, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 9. On July 24, 2019, respondent requested to file a document under seal pursuant to Local Rule 141(b). ECF No. 34-1. Petitioner has not filed an opposition to respondent’s request. In the Ninth Circuit, there is a “strong presumption in favor of access to court records.” See Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003). However, the presumption is not absolute and “can be overridden given sufficiently compelling reasons for doing so.” See id. Here, respondent seeks to seal lodged document 94, the confidential clerk’s transcript on appeal, which was sealed by the state…