Pervez

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHAFAK PERVEZ, ) CASE NO: 2:18-cv-02793-KJM-KJN ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S REQUEST TO vs. ) SEAL DOCUMENTS PURSUANT TO ) LOCAL RULE 141 XAVIER BACERRA, in his official capacity, ) ) BRENT E. ORICK, in his official capacity, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ) ) JUSTICE, COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO ) ) Defendants. ) ) 18 “‘[C]ompelling reasons’ must be shown to seal judicial records attached to a dispositive motion[,]” such as a motion for summary judgment. Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1179 (9th Cir. 2006) (citation omitted). “This court, and others within the Ninth Circuit, have recognized that the need to protect medical privacy qualifies as a ‘compelling reason’ for sealing records.” Chester v. King, No. 1:16-cv-01257, 2019 WL 5420213, at *2, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 154413, at *5 (E.D. Cal. Sep. 10, 2019) IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the following records be sealed…