Tipton v. Core Civic of Am.

Full title: GARY W. TIPTON, Plaintiff, v. CORE CIVIC OF AMERICA, et al. Defendant.

Court: United States District Court, N.D. Ohio

Date published: Jan 5, 2022

1:20-cv-02346 (N.D. Ohio Jan. 5, 2022)

Opinion

1:20-cv-02346

01-05-2022

GARY W. TIPTON, Plaintiff, v. CORE CIVIC OF AMERICA, et al. Defendant.

JAMES S. GWIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE:

ORDER

[Resolving Doc. 58]

JAMES S. GWIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE:

In this case, Plaintiff Gary Tipton sues Lake Erie Correctional Institute medical staff and deputy warden for civil rights violations.¹ Now, Defendants seek to file a summary judgment motion exhibit attachment under seal.² The attachment contains Plaintiff Tipton's medical information.

1 Doc. 46.

2 Doc. 58.

The Sixth Circuit applies a “presumption of access” to court records.³ A party seeking to seal an exhibit overcomes that presumption where information is privileged or where a statute requires confidentiality.⁴ Medical information meets this standard, overcoming the presumption of access.⁵

3 Shane Grp., Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, 825 F.3d 299, 308 (6th Cir. 2016).

4 Id.

5 See, e.g. Moore v. Prevo, 379 Fed.Appx. 425, 428 (6th Cir. 2010).

For the reasons stated above, the Court GRANTS Defendants' motion to file the exhibit attachment under seal.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 1