Lavela, Gormidou v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Filing 12

ORDER that the clerk of court is directed to UNSEAL petitioner Gormidou Lavela's 6 motion to waive PACER fees. Signed by District Judge Barbara B. Crabb on 9/23/2013. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
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ORDER
Petitioner,
13-cv-431-bbc
v.
U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES,
Respondent.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In an order dated August 13, 2013, dkt. #7, I directed petitioner Gormidou Lavela
to show cause why his motion to waive PACER fees should remained sealed. In his
response, petitioner says that “[t]here is no compelling public interest in having [his filings]
unsealed,” dkt. #10, but he has the standard backwards. In federal court, all filings are
presumptively public; a party who wishes to keep a document under seal must point to a
statute or privilege that justifies nondisclosure. United States v. Foster, 564 F.3d 852, 853
(7th Cir. 2009). Petitioner refers generally to his “right to privacy,” but he does not point
to any particular authority for keeping his filings secret or even a specific reason for doing
so. Accordingly, I am directing the clerk of court to unseal petitioner’s motion to waive
PACER fees.

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ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that the clerk of court is directed to UNSEAL petitioner Gormidou
Lavela’s motion to waive PACER fees. Dkt. #6.
Entered this 23d day of September, 2013.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
BARBARA B. CRABB
District Judge

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