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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

United States of America, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Francisco Aguilera-Montoya, 

Defendant. 

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No. CV-12-898-PHX-NVW (LOA)

No. CR-11-1834-PHX-NVW (DKD)

ORDER

This 28 U.S.C. § 2255 matter is before the Court on the Government’s Motion to Seal

the Presentence Investigation Report (“PSR”) prepared in case number CR-11-1834-PHXNVW (DKD) for Defendant Aguilera-Montoya, the Petitioner herein. (Doc. 6) The

Government seeks to have Defendant’s PSR a part of this § 2255 record, but appropriately

requests it be filed under seal because “the PSR contains personal and sensitive information

regarding the defendant.” Id. The PSR was sealed and lodged as Proposed Exhibit A. (Doc.

7) No response to the motion was filed. The Government does not desire the PSR be

disclosed to any third party, but it also requests the sealing of “any orders based thereon.”

Id.

“Presentence reports . . . are presumptively confidential and are generally not subject

to disclosure to third parties.” United States v. Pike, 2011 WL 4344017, at *2 (D.Nev.

September 14, 2011) (citing Fed.R.Crim.P. 32(e)). “A district court has broad discretion to

decide whether to order the disclosure of a PSR.” Id. (citing United States v. Gomez, 323

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F.3d 1305, 1307 (11th Cir. 2003)). “Courts are reluctant to release these reports to third

parties because of the possibility that it would have a chilling effect on the disclosure of

information that is used in a PSR.” Id. (citing United States Dep’t of Justice v. Julian, 486

U.S. 1, 12 (1988)).

Having reviewed the Government’s Motion, and good cause appearing, 

IT IS ORDERED that the Government’s Motion to Seal the Presentence

Investigative Report in CR-11-1834-PHX-NVW (DKD), doc. 6, is GRANTED in part. The

Government’s request that “any orders based thereon” also be sealed is DENIED without

prejudice as overly broad and future sealing orders must be on a document-by-document

basis.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is kindly directed to file

under seal the lodged sealed Exhibit A, doc. 7. 

Dated this 27th day of August, 2012.

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