Blagrove v. United States of America

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ORDER SEALING RECORDS re 19 MOTION to DISMISS signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 1/12/2009. (Jessen, A)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ANTHONY ALONZO BLAGROVE, 13 Petitioner, 14 15 16 DENNIS SMITH, 17 Respondent. 18 19 Petitioner is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus 20 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. 21 On January 5, 2009, Petitioner filed a reply to Respondent's motion to dismiss. The 22 following day, Petitioner filed a supplement to his reply. The supplement consists of a presentence 23 investigation report from Petitioner's federal case. 24 Local Rule 39-138(b) allows the Court to seal documents only upon written order of a Judge 25 or Magistrate Judge. Generally, the content of such documents are of a nature that require the Court 26 to maintain the confidentiality of the document. For example, the contents may reveal information 27 that may jeopardize the safety of particular individuals. In this case, Petitioner has submitted a 28
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presentence investigation report which does contain confidential information. Accordingly, the Court HEREBY DIRECTS the Clerk of Court to file the supplement under seal. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 6i0kij

January 12, 2009

/s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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