Gastelo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN POTTS, Case No. 1:20-cv-01236-NONE-HBK Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING PETITIONER’S

REQUEST TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER

v. SEAL J. GASTELO, (Doc. No. 50) Respondent. 16 Petitioner Kevin Potts, a state prisoner proceeding pro, initiated this action by filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1). Petitioner is proceeding on his first amended petition. (Doc. No. 19). Before the Court is Petitioner’s “request to lodge newly obtained evidence and seal documents of Marsden,” which the Court construes as a notice of request to file document under seal. (Doc. No. 50). Petitioner provided notice of his request to Respondent and, as of the date of this Order, Respondent has filed no opposition to the request. There is a “strong presumption in favor of access to court records.” See Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003). …