Otterson v. Intermountain Health Care, Inc.

Opinion

1 2 5 6] JAMES PAUL OTTERSON, Case No. 2:21-cv-02135-CDS-NJK 7 Plaintiff(s), Order v. 9] INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH, INC.), et al., 10 Defendant(s). 1] Pending before the Court is Defendant’s reply brief to its motion to enforce settlement in which Defendant contends that Plaintiff has confirmed a settlement in written correspondence. Docket No. 42 at 2. The attached declaration indicates that the communications will be provided 14] for “in camera inspection” upon judicial request. Docket No. 41-2 at 9 5. Jn camera review is 15} disfavored and is properly limited to narrow circumstances. See, e.g., Diamond State Ins. Co. v. 16] Rebel Oil Co., 157 F.R.D. 691, 700 (D. Nev. 1994). Moreover, the Court has already specified in 17] this case that submission of settlement discussions for judicial review should be made by filing 18] documents under seal with a concurrent motion to seal. Docket No. 35 at 1 n.1. No explanation 19] has been advanced as to why the instant communications should be handled differently. 20] Accordingly, Defendant must file the identified communications in a sealed notice by May 6, 2022, 21} along with a concurrently filed motion to seal the communications. 23 Dated: May 4, 2022 24 0 A — ~ 25 Unite SR, gistrate Judge 26 27 28