Judge: Mark H. Epstein, Case: 22SMCV00598, Date: 2023-04-07 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22SMCV00598    Hearing Date: April 7, 2023    Dept: R

The motion to seal is GRANTED.  However, this is without prejudice to any member of the press or public bringing a motion to unseal all or some of the sealed documents.  Should such a motion be brought, the moving parties (or any other party affected by the sealing order) may oppose such a motion.  The court does find that the moving parties have demonstrated that there is a protectable interest in private information, that filing the documents in question in the public record will vitiate that interest and need for privacy, that the public’s right to see the information does not, at least on this record, overcome the interest in confidentiality, that there is no less restrictive way to protect the interests in privacy that have been demonstrated, and that the sealing order is narrowly tailored to meet its objectives.