Lyons

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ALLEN HAMMLER, 1:19-cv-01650-AWI-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER UNSEALING DOCUMENTS SEALED

BY THE COURT ON MARCH 4, 2022

vs.

ORDER FOR CLERK TO UNSEAL

LYONS, et al., DOCUMENTS 57&

Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 I. BACKGROUND Allen Hammler (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case now proceeds with Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint filed on April 3, 2019, against defendant A. Lucas (Appeals Coordinator) (“Defendant”) for violation of freedom of speech under the First Amendment.1 (ECF No. 12.) 27 1 On July 27, 2021, the court dismissed all other claims from this case based on Plaintiff’s failure to state a claim. (ECF No. 36.) II. LEGAL STANDARDS Courts recognize a constitutional right to privacy, as well as a doctor-patient and psychotherapist-patient privilege. Kindred v. Price, No.…