Alvarez v. Calderon, et al

Filing 324

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 2/7/2012 ORDERING that petitioner's 2/3/12 request to seal documents is GRANTED; the clerk to lodge under seal the memorandum and exhibit which petitioner submitted on 1/18/2012; and the clerk is to also file under seal petitioner's 2/3/2012 request to seal documents and proposed order. (Yin, K)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MANUEL MACHADO ALVAREZ,

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Petitioner,

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No. 2:97-cv-01895 GEB KJN

vs.

DEATH PENALTY CASE

WARDEN,
San Quentin State Prison,

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Respondent.

ORDER

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Petitioner seeks to lodge under seal certain state court records. (Dkt. Nos. 320,

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322.) The request to seal is based on the fact these records contain confidential medical

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information of a non-party. Respondent does not oppose the request.

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

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1. Petitioner’s February 3, 2012 Request to Seal Documents is granted. The

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Clerk of the Court is directed to lodge under seal the memorandum and exhibit that was filed

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under seal by the California Supreme Court on November 19, 2009 in In re Alvarez, case No.

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S146501, which petitioner submitted to this court on January 18, 2012. See Petitioner’s Notice

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of Lodging (Dkt No. 320).

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2. The Clerk of the Court is also directed to file under seal petitioner’s February

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3, 2012 Request to Seal Documents and proposed order.

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DATE: February 7, 2012

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KENDALL J. NEWMAN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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