Burns

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREEM J. HOWELL, Case No. 1:19-cv-00715-NONE-SAB (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENT

v. (ECF No. 34) MR. J. BURNS, et al., Defendants.

16 Kareem J. Howell (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Defendants’ notice to seal the un-redacted copy of the Notice of Death of Defendant Sexton and the accompanying proof of personal service, filed March 9, 2021. (ECF No. 34.) Defendants seek to seal the un-redacted copy of the Notice of Death of Defendant Sexton to ensure the safety and security of Defendant Sexton’s surviving family and to shield them from possible acts of retaliation, harassment, and to protect their privacy. (Id.) Local Rule 141(b) provides that requests to seal shall 1) set forth the statutory or other authority for sealing; 2) the requested duration; 3) the identity, by name or category, of…