(HC) Springs v. Federal Bureau of Prisons Atwater ( 2024 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ERIC LEBRON SPRINGS, Case No. 1:24-cv-00760-SAB-HC 12 Petitioner, ORDER SEALING DOCUMENTS AS SET FORTH IN GOVERNMENT’S NOTICE 13 v. (ECF No. 8) 14 FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS ATWATER, ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO 15 COMPLY WITH LOCAL RULE 141(e)(2)(i) Respondent. WITHIN TWO DAYS FROM THE DATE 16 OF SERVICE OF ORDER 17 18 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to Local Rule 141(b) and based upon the 19 representation contained in the Respondent’s Request to Seal, that the Respondent’s Appendix, 20 pp 95-156, in Support of Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss and Response to Petition under 28 21 U.S.C. § 2241 pertaining to petitioner Eric Lebron Springs, and Respondent’s Request to Seal 22 shall be SEALED until further order of this Court. 23 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that electronic access to the sealed documents shall be 24 limited to the Respondent. 25 The Court has considered the factors set forth in Oregonian Publishing Co. v. U.S. 26 District Court for the District of Oregon, 920 F.2d 1462 (9th Cir. 1990). The Court finds that, for 27 the reasons stated in the Respondent’s request, sealing the Respondent’s motion serves a compelling interest. The Court further finds that, in the absence of closure, the compelling ——— mE III IRI III) ISDE SII Oe EON OIE IO OS IE IE IGE SE NED) OO me 1 | interests identified by the government would be harmed. In light of the public filing of its request 2|to seal, the Court further finds that there are no additional alternatives to sealing the 3 | government’s motion that would adequately protect the compelling interests identified by the 4 | government. 5 Respondent is DIRECTED to comply with Local Rule 141(e)(2)(i)! within two days from 6 | the date of service of this order. 7 8 IT IS SO ORDERED. FA. Se 9 | Dated: _ September 12, 2024 □ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 |1 “Tf the requesting party is authorized to file electronically, then counsel for the requesting party shall either e-mail to the Clerk, at the e-mail address for sealed documents listed on the Court’s website, an electronic copy of the 27 documents covered by the sealing order, in .pdf format as an attachment, or submit to the Clerk by hand-delivery, U.S. mail, or same-day or overnight courier, a CD containing a copy of the documents in .pdf format.” L.R. 141 28 | (e)2yi).