Soto
(PC) Miller v. Soto
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CHRISTOPHER J. MILLER, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01117-AWI-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST v. ) TO SEAL DOCUMENTS, WITHOUT PREJUDICE
SERGEANT M. SOTO, ) (ECF No. 52) ) Defendant. ) ) )
Plaintiff Christopher Miller is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Currently before the Court is Defendants’ notice of request to seal documents pursuant to Local Rule 141. (ECF No. 52.) Although the time for Plaintiff to file an opposition has not passed, the Court deems the motion submitted as it must be denied as procedurally defective. I. LEGAL STANDARD There is a presumption in favor of public access to court records. See Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. Gen. Motors Corp. (Phillips), 307 F.3d 1206, 1210 (9th Cir. 2002). However,…