Young
(HC) Bernal v. Young
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY BERNAL, Case No. 1:20-cv-00616-JDP Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENT’S
REQUEST TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER
v. SEAL WARDEN YOUNG, ECF No. 7 Respondent. ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO
SUBSTITUTE RESPONDENT
16 ECF No. 6 17 Petitioner Anthony Bernal, a federal prisoner without counsel, petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. On July 13, 2020, respondent moved to dismiss the petition, ECF No. 6, and requested to file documents under seal pursuant to Local Rule 141(b), ECF No. 7. Petitioner has not filed an opposition to respondent’s request, and the time for doing so has passed. 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…