Opinion
1:18-CR-00002-NONE-SKO
09-13-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ISRAEL ALBERTO RIVAS GOMEZ JOHN DOE aka “Marcos Castro, ” Defendants.
Kevin G. Little, SBN 149818 LAW OFFICE OF KEVIN G. LITTLE Attorneys for Defendant John Doe, aka Marcos Castro.
Kevin G. Little, SBN 149818
LAW OFFICE OF KEVIN G. LITTLE
Attorneys for Defendant John Doe, aka Marcos Castro.
ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS
SHEILA K. OBERTO, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Pursuant to Local Rule 141(b) and based upon the representation contained in the defendant John Doe aka Marcos Castro's Request to Seal, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following document shall be SEALED until further order of this Court:
(1) DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR AN ORDER COMPELLING DISCOVERY; SUPPORTING DECLARATION OF COUNSEL; EXHIBITS
(2) DEFENDANT'S REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS; SUPPORTING DECLARATION
It is further ordered that access to the sealed documents shall be limited to all counsel of record, who also shall be served with unredacted copies of the documents being ordered sealed.
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 defendant's request, sealing these three pleadings serves a compelling interest. The Court further finds that, in the absence of closure, the compelling interests identified by the defendant would be harmed. The Court further finds that there are no additional alternatives to sealing the defendant's three pleadings that would adequately protect the compelling interests identified by the defendant in his request.
IT IS SO ORDERED.