Coca v. Williams

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

7 DISTRICT OF NEVADA

8 * * * 9 PETER MARK COCA, Case No. 2:20-cv-01494-KJD-DJA

10 Petitioner, ORDER

11 v. 12 WARDEN BRIAN WILLIAMS, et al., 13 Respondents. 14

15 16 This action is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 17 2254 by Nevada state prisoner Peter Mark Coca. Before the court are several motions 18 for extension of time and a motion to file certain exhibits under seal. With respect to the 19 motion to seal, while courts prefer the public retain access to judicial filings and 20 documents, see Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978), a party may 21 request sealing of a judicial record by demonstrating “compelling reasons” to prevent 22 public access, see Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th 23 Cir. 2006). Here, petitioner requests leave to file certain medical records under seal. 24 Medical privacy is a compelling reason, and the motion is granted. 25 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that petitioner’s motion for leave to file certain 26 exhibits under seal (ECF No. 21) is GRANTED. 27 1 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that petitioner's four unopposed motions for 2 || extension of time to file the first-amended petition (ECF Nos. 13, 14, 15, 17) are all 3 || GRANTED nunc pro tunc. 4 5 6 DATED: 13 January 2022.

8 KENT J. DAWSON 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28