Wasito
Wasito v. San Diego, City of
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JANAR JOSEPH WASITO, Case No.: 19-CV-2395 JLS (JLB)
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
v. PREJUDICE MOTION TO SEAL
CITY OF SAN DIEGO; ANTHONY (ECF No. 1)
ELLIOT; OFFICER NICHOLES;
MICHAEL TANSEY; TAYLOR
HEARNSBURGER, ESQ.; KARA
ELLION, ESQ.,
17 Defendants.
19 Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Janar Joseph Wasito’s Complaint (“Compl.,” ECF No. 1), which contains a “Motion to Seal this Litigation under Title 50, U.S.C., in order to preserve Lieutenant Wasito’s Ability to Serve the Country in the future” (“Mot.”).1 23 24 1 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7(b), “[a] request for a court order must be made by motion.” Accordingly, Mr. Wasito’s “Motion,” which is contained in his Complaint, see Compl. at 14, 19, is not properly before the Court. See, e.g., Cook v. Brewer, No. CV 11-557-PHX-RCB, 2011 WL 1119641, at *1 (D. Ariz. Mar. 28), aff’d, 649 F.3d 915 (9th Cir. 2011). Nonetheless, in recognition of Mr.…