Willis

Willis v. City of Bakersfield

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaAugust 11, 20231:21-cv-01077California304 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BYRON WILLIS, Case No. 1:21-cv-01077-CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ v. REQUEST TO SEAL

CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, ET AL., (Doc. 56)

Defendants. 16 Pursuant to Local Rule 141(b) and based upon the representations contained in Defendants’ Notice and Request to Seal, filed and emailed to the undersigned’s chambers on August 11, 2023 (Doc. 56), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Exhibit 1 to evidence filed in support of Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, shall be SEALED until further order of this Court. The Court has considered the factors set forth in Oregonian Publ’g Co. v. U.S. Dist. Court for Dist. of Or., 920 F.2d 1462 (9th Cir. 1990). The Court finds that, for the reasons stated in Defendants’ Notice and Request, sealing Exhibit 1 serves a compelling interest. The Court further finds that, in the absence of closure, the compelling interests identified by Defendants would be harmed. In…

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