J.S.1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

J.S.1, J.S.2, T.S., and A.T., by and through their ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01557 DAD JLT guardian ad litem, SAVANAH ST. CLAIR, ) ) ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO FILE Plaintiff, ) PROOF OF DEPOSITS UNDER SEAL ) (Doc. 21) v. ) ) COUNTY OF KERN, et al., ) ) Defendants. )

J.S.1, J.S.2, T.S., and A.T., by and through their guardian ad litem Savanah St. Clair, seek to file under seal the proof that their settlement proceeds have been deposited (Doc. 21) In general, 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). Documents may be sealed only when the compelling reasons for doing so outweigh the…