UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION MICHAEL W. MORGAN, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) No. 2:24-cv-00457-JPH-MG ) DUSTY RUSSELL Correctional Major, ) Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, in ) his individual capactiy, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER TO STRIKE MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER "Information transmitted to the court . . . is presumptively public." Baxter Int'l v. Abbott Labs.,

(7th Cir. 2002). Further, "judicial proceedings, civil as well as criminal, are to be conducted in public." Doe v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wis.,

(7th Cir. 1997). Michael Morgan filed his motion for temporary restraining order, dkt. 8, and supporting brief, dkt. 9, with ex parte restrictions but offered no justification for doing so. Further, no information in the motion or brief appears to warrant an ex parte filing. The clerk is directed to strike the motion and supporting brief, dkts. [8] and [9]. Mr. Morgan may, if appropriate, refile his motion. If he wishes to maintain the motion and any supporting documents with ex parte restrictions, he must file a motion for leave to do so. SO ORDERED. Date: 10/23/2024 arid Pat tanlone James Patrick Hanlon United States District Judge Southern District of Indiana

Distribution: MICHAEL W. MORGAN 141485 WABASH VALLEY - CF Wabash Valley Correctional Facility Electronic Service Participant — Court Only KAREN FISCHER Electronic Service Participant — Court Only