Kajan Johnson, et al. v. Zuffa LLC, et al.

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 x ok 4 Kajan Johnson, et al., Case No. 2:21-cv-01189-RFB-BNW 5 Plaintiffs, ‘ ORDER 7 Zuffa LLC, et al., 8 Defendants.

10 Plaintiffs filed a motion to seal certain exhibits in support of its statement regarding |} missing discovery (at ECF No. 288). ECF No. 289. They also filed a motion to seal certain || exhibits to the October 2025 joint status report (at ECF No. 291). ECF No. 292. The sealed || documents are currently at ECF Nos. 290 and 293. Plaintiffs rely on the protective order entered || into by the parties as the rationale for sealing/redacting documents in both motions. Stipulated || protective orders alone do not justify sealing court records. Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of || Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1183 (9th Cir. 2006).

17 Rather than respond to these motions, Defendants filed their own motions to seal the same || documents identified in Plaintiffs’ motions. ECF Nos. 298 and 303.

19 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ motions to seal (ECF Nos. 289 and || 292) are DENIED without prejudice. It appears it is Defendants who wish to maintain the || documents in question under seal given the motions they filed at ECF Nos. 298 and 303. Thus, || the Court will resolve those motions in due course. However, the Clerk’s Office is directed to |} maintain ECF Nos. 290 and 293 under seal until further orders from the Court.

25 DATED: December 4, 2025 27 Lig linet BRENDA WEKSLER □ 28 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE