United States of America v. Cochran, et al

Filing 176

ORDER granting 174 Motion to Seal 168 PROPOSED SEALED Response in Opposition - Signed by District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan on 01/05/2015. (Baker, C.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
EASTERN DIVISION
Case No. 4:12-CV-00220-FL
United States of America,
v.
William I. Cochran, III;
WRC, LLC;
EKP, LLC;
EmLan Properties, LLC; and
Richard A. Cochran,

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Plaintiff, )
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Defendants. )

ORDER

This matter comes before the Court on Defendants’ Motion to Seal its Response in Opposition to
Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Certain Evidence Pertaining to the United States’ Witnesses. The Court
finds that the Defendants’ Response contains sensitive personal information protected from disclosure by this
Court’s Order entered at Dock. No. 24. The Court further finds that no reasonable alternative to sealing the
Response exists and that the risk of harm posed by disclosure of this information overcomes the First
Amendment presumption of access to court documents.
Therefore, for good cause shown, the Motion to Seal Defendants’ Response in Opposition is hereby
GRANTED. The Clerk’s Office is directed to place the Response in Opposition under seal, except for the copy of
the Response issued to Plaintiff.
SO ORDERED.
January
This the 5th day of __________, 2015.

THE HONORABLE LOUISE W. FLANAGAN
United States District Court Judge