Miller v. Keast
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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 Case No.: 3:23-cv-00371-MMD-CSD MICHAEL MILLER, 4 Order Plaintiff 5 Re: ECF No. 14 v. 6 JOHN KEAST, et al., 7 Defendants 8 9 Before the court is Defendants’ motion for leave to file medical records under seal in connection with their response to Plaintiff’s motion for injunctive relief. (ECF No. 14.) 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 plaintiff's 17] interest in keeping his sensitive health information confidential outweighs the public’s need for 18}| direct access to the medical records. 19 Therefore, Defendants’ motion (ECF No. 14) is GRANTED. 20/1T IS SO ORDERED. Dated: June 24, 2025 CS Craig S. Denney 23 United States Magistrate Judge
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