Hunter v. Baca

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 LEO HUNTER, Case No. 3:18-cv-00166-HDM-CLB 12 Petitioner, ORDER 13 v. 14 ISIDRO BACA, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 17 This is a stayed habeas corpus action under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The court had stayed the 18 action until petitioner Leo Hunter was ready to file his amended petition for a writ of habeas 19 corpus. ECF No. 35. Hunter now has filed a motion to reopen and an amended petition. ECF 20 No. 39, 40. The court finds good cause exists to grant Hunter's motion. 21 Hunter also has filed a motion for leave to file exhibits under seal. ECF No. 43. The 22 exhibits in question are hospital records and Hunter's presentence investigation report, both of 23 which contain sensitive, confidential information. The court finds that compelling reasons exist 24 to file these exhibits under seal, and the court grants the motion. See Kamakana v. City and 25 County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178-79 (9th Cir. 2006). 26 IT THEREFORE IS ORDERED that petitioner's motion to reopen (ECF No. 39) is 27 GRANTED. The clerk of the court is directed to reopen this action and to lift the stay. 28 1 IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that the court's order of May 11, 2020 (ECF No. 30) 2 | remains in effect for potential responses to the amended petition (ECF No. 40) and subsequent 3 | briefing. 4 IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that petitioner's motion for leave to file exhibits under seal 5 | (ECF No. 43) is GRANTED. 6 DATED: January 5, 2022 1 buon D Het fbh> HOWARD D. MCKIBBEN 8 United States District Judge 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28