Doe
Doe v. Kern County Sheriff's Office
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JANE DOE, Case No. 1:20-cv-01544-BAK Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
REQUEST TO SEAL
KERN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, et al., (ECF No. 49) 15 Defendants.
17 Before the Court is Defendants County of Kern, Thomas Craig, and Miguel Orozco’s 18 (“Defendants”) request to seal certain exhibits filed in support of their pending motion for 19 summary judgment. (ECF No. 49.) The documents to be sealed consist of 244 pages and contain 20 Plaintiff Jane Doe’s (“Plaintiff”) true name or clear references to her identity. (Id. at 2.) For the 21 following reasons, the Court will grant Defendants’ request to seal. “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). “[J]udicial records are public…