United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2025

Miguel Rodriguez-Garcia v. Warden, FCI-Herlong

Miguel Rodriguez-Garcia v. Warden, FCI-Herlong
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California · Decided November 3, 2025
Miguel Rodriguez-Garcia v. Warden, FCI-Herlong

Trial Court Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, CASE NO. 2:23-CV-00849-TLN-SCR Petitioner, 11 ORDER SEALING DOCUMENTS AS SET FORTH v. IN GOVERNMENT’S AMENDED NOTICE WARDEN, FCI-HERLONG, Respondent.

17 Pursuant to Local Rule 141(b), and based on the representations contained in the Respondent’s Amended Request to Seal, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Respondent’s Exhibit 1 to it’s Motion to Dismiss (Renewed) and Further Response, pertaining to Miguel Rodriguez-Garcia, and the Respondent’s Request to Seal shall be SEALED until further order of this Court.

21 It is further ordered that electronic access to the sealed documents shall be limited to the Respondent and counsel for the Petitioner.

23 The Court has considered the factors set forth in Oregonian Publishing Co. v. U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, 920 F.2d 1462 (9th Cir. 1990). The Court finds that, for the reasons stated in the Respondent’s Amended Request, sealing the Respondent’s Request and Exhibit 1 serves a compelling interest. The Court further finds that, in the absence of closure, the compelling interests identified by the Respondent would be harmed. In light of the public filing of its Notice to Seal, the Court further finds that there are no additional alternatives to sealing the Respondent’s Request and || Exhibit 1 that would adequately protect the compelling interests identified by the Government.

3 || Dated: October 31, 2025 mk , □ SEAN C. RIORDAN 5 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE ee

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