L.V.Q. v. The GEO Group, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California grants the parties’ joint request to seal four exhibits attached to an informal discovery dispute letter. The court finds that sealing protects the pseudonymous plaintiff’s identity and the full name of a detained non-party, and orders the exhibits sealed until further order, with submission requirements due within five days.

Holdings

1. The four exhibits to the parties' joint informal discovery-dispute letter should be sealed because protecting the identities of the pseudonymous plaintiff and the detained nonparty served compelling interests.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the four exhibits to the parties' joint informal discovery-dispute letter should be sealed to protect the identities of a pseudonymous plaintiff and a detained nonparty.
2. Whether sealing was necessary because the identified interests would be harmed absent closure and no adequate less restrictive alternative existed.

Disposition

other