Lotersztain

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL WITKIN, No. 2:19-cv-0406 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER MARIANA LOTERSZTAIN, M.D., et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. This case proceeds on plaintiff’s complaint alleging violations of his Eighth and First Amendment rights, and includes various state law claims. (ECF Nos. 1, 8.) On November 19, 2021, defendants Lotersztain, Scott, Largoza, Kuersten, and Gates (hereafter “moving defendants”) filed a motion to seal plaintiff’s redacted medical records, along with twelve pages related to their authenticity. (ECF No. 54.) As discussed below, the motion is denied. Moving defendants argue that such records are private medical records in which plaintiff has a right to privacy. (ECF No. at 1.) Plaintiff filed nothing in response. Governing Standards There is a strong presumption that judicial records are accessible to the public. Kamakana v. City and…