Sutton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Sent Sutton No. 2:22-cv-00732-KJM-CKD D Plaintiff, ORDER v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., et al., Defendants. 16 In this ERISA-governed case, defendants Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Scientific Games Corporation Employee Benefit Plan request the court to permit the Administrative Record to be filed under seal. Req., ECF No. 24. For the reasons below, the court 20 denies the request. I. LEGAL STANDARD “(T]he courts of this country recognize a general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.” Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978) (footnotes omitted). While the right is not absolute, Kamakana v. City 25 of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006), there is a strong presumption in favor of public access to court records. See Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. Gen. Motors…