Opinion
2:20-CR-00198-KJM
12-04-2023
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ASCENCION SILVAS-GONZALES, Defendant.
PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney AARON D. PENNEKAMP Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America
PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney
AARON D. PENNEKAMP Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America
ORDER SEALING DOCUMENTS AS SET FORTH IN GOVERNMENT'S NOTICE
THE HONORABLE KIMBERLY J. MUELLER CHIEF 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 the following documents shall shall be SEALED until further order of this Court:
1. The government's two-page sentencing memorandum supplement; and
2. The government's request to seal documents.
It is further ordered that access to the sealed documents shall be limited to the government 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 government's sentencing memorandum supplement 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 its request to seal, the Court further finds that there are no additional alternatives to sealing the government's sentencing memorandum supplement that would adequately protect the compelling interests identified by the government.