Thao
Thao v. Lynch
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHAKONG THAO, et al., No. 2:21-cv-0731 KJM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER JEFF LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 16 Defendant has filed a motion to quash a subpoena and a request to file documents under seal in support of that motion. ECF Nos. 40, 42. Plaintiffs have also filed two requests to file documents under seal: one in support of their opposition to defendant’s motion to quash (ECF No. 48) and one in support of the parties’ joint statement regarding a discovery dispute. (ECF No. 48). I. Defendant’s Request to Seal With respect to defendant’s request to seal, the court found that the request failed to provide authority for sealing the documents and provided defendant with an opportunity to supplement the request. ECF No. 43. Defendant has now filed a supplement to the request to seal (ECF No. 46), and plaintiffs have not opposed the request. “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to…