Stallworth v. State of Nevada NDOC ( 2024 )

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 Case No.: 3:23-cv-00132-MMD-CSD HADARI STALLWORTH, 4 Order Plaintiff 5 Re: ECF No. 23 v. 6 STATE OF NEVADA NDOC, et al., 7 Defendants 8 9 Before the court is Defendants’ motion for leave to file exhibits under seal in support of 10} their motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 23.) Plaintiff did not file a response. 1] When the documents sought to be sealed are “more than tangentially related to the merits of a case,” as they are here, the court must find compelling reasons support the sealing of the documents. Center for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Group, LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1096-97, 1101 (9th 14} Cir. 2016). 15 This court, and others within the Ninth Circuit, have recognized that the need to protect medical privacy qualifies as a "compelling reason" for sealing records because the plaintiffs interest in keeping his sensitive health information confidential outweighs the public’s need for 18}| direct access to the medical records. Therefore, Defendants' motion (ECF No. 23) is 19] GRANTED. 1T IS SO ORDERED. 21}| Dated: October 29, 2024 co Ss 22 Craig S. Denney 23 United States Magistrate Judge