Steward

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 AARON STEWARD, Case No. 18-cv-04119-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT

v. PREJUDICE DEFENDANTS’

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, et al., SEAL Defendants. Re: Dkt. No.

14 Defendants have filed an administrative motion to file under seal the entire declaration of Sergeant Jose Morales and Exhibits 1-23 to that declaration. The declaration and exhibits are filed in support of defendants’ motion for summary judgment. With the exception of a narrow range of documents that are “traditionally kept secret,” courts begin their sealing analysis with “a strong presumption in favor of access.” Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003). When applying to file documents under seal in connection with a dispositive motion, the submitting party bears the burden of “articulating compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings that outweigh the…