Lopez Cano v. Decker

3 Brooklyn Defender Services roo yn ( ) 177 Livingston St., 7" Fl.

Brooklyn, NY 11201 Defenders December 1, 2022 ave / 4 Hon. Alvin K. Hellerstein Daniel Patrick Moynihan □□ United States Courthouse {e- Pearl St. (4 New York, NY 10007 Re: Lopez Cano vy. Decker, No. 22-cv-07428 Motion to File Under Seal Dear Judge Hellerstein: This office represents the Petitioner, Michael Lopez Cano, in the above-captioned matter.

We write to respectfully request permission to file Petitioner’s Psychological Evaluation (ECF No. 11-1) and Petitioner’s Medical Records from Orange County Jail (ECF No. 11-2) under seal.

Petitioner’s evaluation and medical records contain sensitive medical information, including medical information about self-harm and childhood trauma.!

Pursuant to the Court’s Individual Rules, Petitioner has filed redacted versions of both documents on ECF and will submit unredacted versions to the Court via email.

We thank the Court for its consideration of this matter.

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Kevin Siegel, Esq.

Lilian Giacoma, Esq.

S. Lucas Marquez, Esq.

BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES Livington Street, 7th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Mobile: 631-861-4470 [email protected] Counsel for Petitioner ' Courts in this District have permitted the sealing of medical records, even if specific details relating to a health record appear on the record. See, e.g., United States v. Needham, 460 F. Supp. 3d 323, 324 n.] (S.D.N.Y. 2020); United States vy. Estevez, No. 18 Cr. 669 (JPO), 2020 WL 1911207, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 20, 2020); United States v. Ebbers, 432 F. Supp. 3d 421, 423 n.1 (S.D.N.Y. 2020).

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