Pratt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

MICHAEL JOSEPH PRATT, Case No. 17-CV-04375-LHK

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS TO

v.

SEAL

LAWRENCE S. GAMBOA, Re: Dkt. Nos. 69, 70 Defendant. 17 Before the Court are Defendant Lawrence S. Gamboa’s (“Defendant”), and Plaintiff Michael Joseph Pratt’s (“Plaintiff”) administrative motions to file under seal. ECF Nos. 69, 70. The parties seek to seal medical records filed in connection with Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the parties’ motions to file under seal. “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). Accordingly, when considering a sealing request, “a strong presumption in favor of access…