Criswell
Criswell v. Boudreaux
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES CRISWELL, et al., No. 1:20-cv-01048-DAD-SAB Plaintiffs, v. ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S
REQUEST TO SEAL
MICHAEL BOUDREAUX, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Tulare County, (Doc. No. 95) 15 Defendant.
17 This matter is before the court on defendant’s notice of request to file documents under seal. (Doc. No. 95.) Pursuant to Local Rule 141(c), plaintiffs timely submitted an opposition to defendant’s request. For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s request to seal will be denied. LEGAL STANDARD All documents filed with the court are presumptively public. San Jose Mercury News, Inc. v. U.S. Dist. Court, 187 F.3d 1096, 1103 (9th Cir. 1999) (“It is well-established that the fruits of pretrial discovery are, in the absence of a court order to the contrary, presumptively public.”). “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial…