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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NORTH AMERICAN COMPANY FOR No. 1:20-cv-00384-NONE-SAB

LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE,

12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO SEAL 13 v. (Doc. No. 32.)

MICHELLE SWALL,

15 Defendant. 16 17 North American Company for Life and Health Insurance has requested leave to file its motion for summary judgment and related exhibits and materials under seal pursuant to L.R. 141. (Doc. No. 32.) Defendant does not object. (Id., ¶ 3.) The court has examined the records for which sealing is requested and finds that they consist either entirely or very substantially of materials pertaining to defendant’s sensitive medical history and/or plaintiff’s confidential underwriting guidelines. When a party seeks to seal documents related to a dispositive motion, it must demonstrate “compelling reasons” for doing so. Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1095 (9th Cir. 2016). “Courts throughout the Ninth Circuit have recognized that the need to protect…