Opinion
Case No. 2:13-cv-02153-RCJ-NJK
11-30-2020
JADEN INVESTMENT TRUST, Plaintiff, v. JP MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A., Defendant.
ORDER
Plaintiff attempted to register a civil judgment that it obtained from the Shaykamaxum Grand Supreme Court, which as this Court noted, "There is no such American jurisdiction, and there is no indication of any foreign sovereignty or recognized Indian tribe by that name." (ECF No. 18.) This Court denied this claim for lack of jurisdiction and standing. (Id.) Movant Shaykamaxum Republic Tribal Nations on behalf of the Shaykamaxum Grand Supreme Court moves "this court to suppress the record [of this case] from the public record via this Motion to Strike from the record." (ECF No. 23.) Movant, however, provides no authority by which this remedy would be proper. Indeed, this appears to be a motion to seal the case, which is only proper where the records are filed "to gratify private spite, promote public scandal, circulate libelous statements, or release trade secrets." Demaree v. Pederson, 887 F.3d 870, 884 (9th Cir. 2018) (quoting Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1179 (9th Cir. 2006)). Movant has presented no such basis, only that "documentation submitted to [this Court] did not have our authorization." (ECF No. 23.) Movant has not shown that this Court requires such authorization.
CONCLUSION
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Motion to Strike (ECF No. 23) is DENIED. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated November 30, 2020.
/s/_________
ROBERT C. JONES
United States District Judge