London Wallace v. City of Fresno

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LONDON WALLACE, by and through his CASE NO. 1:19-CV-1199 AWI SAB guardian ad litem Lois Robinson, 8 Plaintiff ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ EX PARTE REQUEST TO SEAL EXHIBIT v. 10 CITY OF FRESNO, et al., (Doc. No. 62) 11 Defendants 12 13 This case arises from a confrontation involving minor Plaintiff London Wallace (“Wallace”) and two members of the Fresno Police Department (“FPD”). On February 2, 2022, Defendants filed an ex parte application to seal an exhibit (Exhibit J) that is intended to support a motion for summary judgment. See Doc. No. 62. By minute order, the Court permitted Wallace to respond to the ex parte application. See Doc. No. 64. On February 10, 2022, Wallace filed an opposition. See Doc. No. 66. For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ application will be denied. Defendants’ Argument Defendants argue that the Court should seal a police body-cam video that depicts the confrontation between the FPD officers and Wallace. Defendants state that some of…