Barber

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEENAN WILKINS, aka NERRAH No. 2:19-cv-1338 KJN P

BROWN,

12 Plaintiff, ORDER v. 14 DR. CHRISTINE S. BARBER, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. This case proceeds on plaintiff’s second amended complaint alleging violation of his Eighth and First Amendment rights. (ECF No. 88.) On July 13, 2020, plaintiff filed a motion to seal confidential medical records filed by defendants. (ECF No. 97.) Defendant Mansour filed an opposition, and defendant Barber joined in the opposition. (ECF Nos. 109, 110.) On August 31, 2020, plaintiff filed a reply. As discussed below, the undersigned partially grants plaintiff’s motion. Initially, the court overrules plaintiff’s objection that defendants’ opposition to the motion to seal is untimely. It is the practice of this court to sua sponte rule on certain pro se motions.1 26 Plaintiff was provided notice of such practice in the court’s discovery and scheduling order (ECF No. 71…