Dousa
Dousa v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 KAJI DOUSA, CASE NO. 19cv1255-LAB (KSC)
Plaintiff, ORDER RE: FURTHER BRIEFING ON vs. MOTION TO SEAL [Dkt. 74]
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY, et al., Defendants. Defendant U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) filed an unopposed motion to seal certain documents already in the docket, replacing them with more extensively redacted versions. Dkt. 74. Even in the absence of party opposition, the Court cannot grant a motion to seal without independently weighing the movant’s interest against the public’s interest in access to court documents. See Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1098 (9th Cir. 2016). To assist the Court in assessing these interests in relation to the redactions in question, the Court orders further briefing to answer the questions below. CBP’s motion relates to documents filed on December 20, 2019. CBP did not file its motion until the documents had sat on…