Carlson v. United States Department of Energy

Filing 32

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Gregory J. Fouratt denying 28 ex parte Motion to Seal Crime Tip. (kdj)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
ROLF ERIK CARLSON,
Plaintiff,
v.

Civ. No. 17-784 RB/GJF

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY,
Defendant.

ORDER DENYING MOTION
TO FILE CRIME TIP UNDER SEAL
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s “Ex Parte Motion to File Under
Seal Crime Tip” (“Motion”). ECF No. 28. Therein, Plaintiff asks this Court to seal a crime tip
purportedly submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice concerning conspiracies to defraud
government agencies. Pl.’s Mot. 1, ECF No. 28. Plaintiff gives no justification or authority for
filing the Motion ex parte, nor does he offer any justification or authority for sealing a document
allegedly in the possession of an executive agency of the federal government.
Therefore, having presented the Court with no facts or authority justifying the relief that
he seeks, the Court must DENY Plaintiff’s Motion.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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THE HONORABLE GREGORY J. FOURATT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE