Emanuel v. Cooke

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 Case No.: 3:23-cv-00564-CSD TROY EMANUEL, JR., 4 Order Plaintiff 5 Re: ECF No. 69 v. COOKE, et al., Defendants 9 Before the court is Defendants’ motion for leave to file medical records under seal in 10} connection with their motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 69.)

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 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. 69) is GRANTED.

20/1T IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 21, 2025 Cc Ss Craig S. Denney 23 United States Magistrate Judge