Opinion
2:18-CR-00039-MCE
08-29-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. MARK RICHARDS, Defendant.
PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney SAM STEFANKI Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America
PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney
SAM STEFANKI Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America
ORDER SEALING DOCUMENTS AS SET FORTH IN GOVERNMENT'S NOTICE
MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Pursuant to Local Rule 141(b) and based upon the representations contained in the government's Request to Seal, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Exhibit 2 to the government's opposition to the defendant's motion for compassionate release pertaining to defendant Mark Richards, and the Government's Request to Seal, shall be SEALED until further order of the Court.
It is further ordered that electronic access to the sealed documents shall be limited to the United States and counsel for the defendant.
The Court has considered the factors set forth in Oregonian Publishing Co. v. U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, 920 F.2d 1462 (9th Cir. 1990). The Court finds that, for the reasons stated in the government's Request, sealing the Request and Exhibit 2 serves a compelling interest. The Court further finds that, in the absence of closure, the compelling interests identified by the government would be harmed. In light of the public filing of the government's Notice to Seal, the Court further finds that there are no additional alternatives to sealing the government's Request and Exhibit 2 that would adequately protect the compelling interests identified by the government.
IT IS SO ORDERED.