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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 M.H., by and through his Guardian ad Case No. 1:23-cv-00531-ADA-CDB Litem, TIFFANY ARTERBERRY, et al., ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ Plaintiffs, REQUEST TO SEAL 13 v. (Doc. 25) KERN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al.,

Defendants. 17 Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ notice and request to seal a document, filed (Doc. 25) and emailed to the undersigned’s chambers on August 24, 2023, described as Plaintiff M.H.’s birth certificate. 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 Plaintiffs’ notice and request, sealing the birth certificate serves a compelling interest. The Court further finds that, in the absence of closure, the compelling interests identified by Plaintiffs would be harmed. Due to the presentation of personal identifying information in a birth certificate, the 26…