Reyes
Primerica Life Insurance Company v. Reyes
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 PRIMERICA LIFE INSURANCE Case No.: 22cv1463-L-AGS
COMPANY,
ORDER DENYING JOINT MOTION
Plaintiff, TO SEAL v. 13 [ECF No. 26] LYLAH REYES et al., 14 Defendants.
Pending before the Court is Joint Motion to Seal the Parties’ Joint Motion to Dismiss and Related Order (ECF No. 26, “Mot. to Seal”). The parties in this interpleader action have entered into a confidential settlement agreement. They request to file under seal their entire joint motion to dismiss and the anticipated future order granting it. For the reasons which follow, the Motion to Seal is denied without prejudice to refiling as stated herein. Sealing court records implicates the "general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents." Nixon v. Warner Commc'ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978). Aside from “grand jury transcripts and warrant materials in the midst of a pre-indictment investigation,” a strong presumption