Soldan v. Christensen, No. 4:2018cv13609 - Document 11 (E.D. Mich. 2019)
Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER Granting 10 Motion to Seal the Presentence Investigation Report. Signed by District Judge Matthew F. Leitman. (HMon)
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Soldan v. Christensen Doc. 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION RICHARD SOLDAN, Petitioner, Civil No. 4:18-cv-13609 Hon. Matthew F. Leitman v. JOHN CHRISTENSEN, Respondent, ____________________________________________________________________/ OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING THE MOTION TO SEAL THE PRE-SENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT This matter is before the Court on respondent’s motion for immediate consideration and respondent’s motion to seal the pre-sentence investigation report. For the reasons stated below, the motions are GRANTED. A federal court has the power to seal records when the interests of privacy outweigh the public’s right of access to those records. See Ashworth v. Bagley, 351 F. Supp. 2d 786, 789 (N.D. Ohio 2005)(internal citation omitted). State law dictates that the contents of a pre-sentence investigation report be kept confidential. See 1991 Staff Comment to M.C.R. 7.212. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent’s Motion to Seal [Dkt. # 10] is GRANTED. Respondent can re-file the Pre-Sentence Investigation Report under seal. /s/Matthew F. Leitman MATTHEW F. LEITMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: May 30, 2019 1 Dockets.Justia.com I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties and/or counsel of record on May 30, 2019, by electronic means and/or ordinary mail. s/Holly A. Monda Case Manager (810) 341-9764 2
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