Opinion
2:22-CR-0213 KJM
11-21-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. NAVIN KHANNA, et al., Defendants.
PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney, VERONICA M.A. ALEGRIA Assistant United States Attorney, DAVID L. JAFFE United States Department of Justice Chief, Organized Crime and Gang Section DANBEE KIM Trial Attorney Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America
PHILLIP A. TALBERT United States Attorney, VERONICA M.A. ALEGRIA Assistant United States Attorney, DAVID L. JAFFE United States Department of Justice Chief, Organized Crime and Gang Section DANBEE KIM Trial Attorney Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America
ORDER SEALING DOCUMENTS AS SET FORTH IN GOVERNMENT'S NOTICE
Pursuant to Local Rule 141(b) and based upon the representation contained in the government's Request to Seal, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the government's Motion for Limited Disclosure of Investigatve Process Materials (“Motion”) pertaining to defendants Navin Khanna, Tinu Khanna, Daniel Dolan, Chi Mo, Wright Louis Mosley, Ishu Lakra, Tou Sue Vang, Andrew Vang, and Monica Moua, and government's Request to Seal shall be SEALED until further order of this Court.
It is further ordered that access to the sealed documents shall be limited to the government and counsel for the defendants after their agreement to a Protective Order.
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 Motion 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 motion that would adequately protect the compelling interests identified by the government.