Desai
Desai v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
PRAVIN O. DESAI, Case No.: 1:20-cv-00058-DAD-JLT
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING THE DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL
v. (Doc. 33-6) THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 The defense has filed a request to seal certain documents filed in connection with their motion for summary judgment. (Doc. 33-6) These documents include Mr. Desai’s medical records and references to them included in the declaration of Annette Gray.1 Id. Generally, medical records, which disclose personal medical histories, diagnoses or treatments are protected. Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir.2006). On the other hand, documents filed in civil cases are presumed to be available to the public. EEOC v. Erection Co., 900 F.2d 168, 170 (9th Cir. 1990); see also Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir.2006); Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1134 (9th Cir.2003). …