Sprowson Jr v. Baker et al

Filing 86

ORDER - It is therefore ordered that the Motion to Seal (ECF No. 83 ) is granted. Exhibits 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 (ECF Nos. 84-1, 84-2, 84-3, 84-4, 84-5, and 84-6) are considered properly filed under seal. It is further ordered that the Extension Motion (ECF No. 85 ) is granted. Sprowson will have up to and including October 23, 2024, to file his reply to the second-amended petition. Signed by Chief Judge Miranda M. Du on 9/24/2024. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DLS)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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MELVYN SPROWSON,

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Case No. 3:20-cv-00170-MMD-CLB
Petitioner,

ORDER

v.
RENEE BAKER, et al.,

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Respondents.

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Petitioner Melvyn Sprowson has filed a motion to seal documents. (ECF No. 83

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(“Motion to Seal”).) Sprowson seeks leave to file six documents under seal: Exhibit 17, a

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hospital letter from Dr. Emanuel Nwape (ECF No. 84-1), dated November 21, 2013; and

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Exhibits 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, provocative photographs (ECF Nos. 84-2, 84-3, 84-4, 84-

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5, and 84-6) from his trial. Having reviewed and considered these exhibits in accordance

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with Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006), and its

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progeny, the Court grants the Motion to Seal, finding that a compelling need to protect

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privacy and/or personal identifying information outweighs the public interest in open

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access to court records.

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Sprowson has also filed an unopposed motion for a 30-day extension of time to

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file his reply brief. (ECF No. 85 (“Extension Motion”).) This is Sprowson’s sixth request

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for an extension of this deadline, and he represents that it will be his last request for more

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time absent extraordinary circumstances. (Id.) The Court finds good cause exists to grant

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the Extension Motion.

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It is therefore ordered that the Motion to Seal (ECF No. 83) is granted. Exhibits 17,

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18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 (ECF Nos. 84-1, 84-2, 84-3, 84-4, 84-5, and 84-6) are considered

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properly filed under seal.

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It is further ordered that the Extension Motion (ECF No. 85) is granted. Sprowson

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will have up to and including October 23, 2024, to file his reply to the second-amended

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petition.

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DATED THIS 24th Day of September 2024.

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MIRANDA M. DU
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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