Brown v. Adamson

Opinion

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 Case No.: 3:21-cv-00500-MMD-CSD JASON S. BROWN, 4 Order Plaintiff 5 Re: ECF Nos. 101, 112 v. 6 DR. ADAMSON, et al., 7 Defendants 8 9 Before the court are motions filed by Plaintiff and Defendants requesting to file medical records under seal in connection with the briefing on Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. (ECF Nos. 101, 112.) 12 When the documents sought to be sealed are “more than tangentially related to the merits 13]| 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 15} Cir. 2016). 16 This court, and others within the Ninth Circuit, have recognized that the need to protect 17|| medical privacy qualifies as a "compelling reason" for sealing records because the plaintiff's interest in keeping his sensitive health information confidential outweighs the public’s need for direct access to the medical records. Therefore, Defendants' motion (ECF No. 101) and 20}| Plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 112) are GRANTED. IS SO ORDERED. Dated: December 11, 2024 22 Craig S. Denney 23 United States Magwfrate Judge