Zepeda Rivas et al v. Jennings et al
Filing
949
ORDER by Judge Vince Chhabria denying #934 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Portion of Federal Defendants' Answer. (vclc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2021)
Case 3:20-cv-02731-VC Document 949 Filed 01/06/21 Page 1 of 1
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ANGEL DE JESUS ZEPEDA RIVAS, et al.,
Case No. 20-cv-02731-VC
Plaintiffs,
v.
DAVID JENNINGS, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO FILE
PORTIONS OF FEDERAL
DEFENDANTS' ANSWER UNDER
SEAL
Re: Dkt. No. 934
Although there is some ambiguity to the language of 8 C.F.R. § 208.6(c)(2)(ii), the only
reasonable way to resolve that ambiguity is to conclude that it does not require concealment of
the information the parties seek to file under seal here. Any other construction would raise
constitutional questions relating to the public’s right of access to court documents. The parties
may consider whether particularly sensitive information from underlying immigration
proceedings should be sealed on a case-by-case basis, but it is not appropriate to use section
208.6 as a blanket matter to seal any and all information related to an underlying immigration
proceeding in a federal court case brought by ICE detainees. Accordingly, the motion to seal is
denied.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 6, 2021
______________________________________
VINCE CHHABRIA
United States District Judge
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