Ayala Alvarado v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE ANTONIO AYALA ALVARADO, Case No. 19-cv-1600-GPC-KSC Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

SEAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD.

vs.

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND [ECF No. 13.] IMMIGRATION SERVICES, et al., 15 Defendant. 17 On November 27, 2019, the above-captioned parties jointly motion to filed the 18 certified administrative record (CAR) under seal. (ECF No. 13, 14.) The parties state the 19 CAR “includes sensitive information and confidential personal information, including 20 Plaintiff’s and third parties’ financial information, vital records, Social Security numbers, 21 addresses, birth dates, photographs, and/or mental health records, which if made public 22 could harm Plaintiff’s interests.” (ECF No. 13 at 1.) 23 There is a presumptive right of public access to court records based upon the 24 common law and the First Amendment. See Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. General 25 Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1212-13 (9th Cir. 2002). A party seeking to seal a judicial 26 record…