Opinion
2:21-cr-160-APG-VCF
01-24-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. KENNETH EDWARD GREENLAND, Defendant.
CHRISTOPHER CHIOU Acting United States Attorney JIM W. FANG Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for the United States of America
CHRISTOPHER CHIOU
Acting United States Attorney
JIM W. FANG
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for the United States of America
GOVERNMENT'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER UNDER SEAL
CAM FERENBACH, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
Contemporaneous with this motion, the government is filing a stipulation between the parties for a protective order. The stipulation references and discusses confidential information regarding law enforcement officers which, if made public, could invite speculation and inaccurate inference from the public. Due to the sensitive nature of the information and the potential for abuse and misidentification, we believe the stipulation should be filed under seal and remain under seal. Moreover, the stipulation itself contains little information noteworthy to the public, so the prejudicial consequences of disclosure would outweigh the public's qualified right of access to judicial records. The government therefore requests leave to file the stipulation under seal. The government also requests that any accompanying order resulting from the stipulation be kept under seal.
CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, the government respectfully requests leave to file under seal the parties' stipulation for a protective order, and requests that the Court maintain the stipulation and any accompanying order under seal.
IT IS SO ORDERED.