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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Fortino Alvarez, 

Petitioner, 

v.

Randy Tracey, Acting Chief

Administrator for the Gila River Indian

Community Department of

Rehabilitation and Supervision, 

Respondent. 

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No. CV-08-2226-PHX-DGC (DKD)

ORDER

Petitioner Fortino Alvarez has filed a motion to seal his response to Respondent

Randy Tracey’s objections to Magistrate Judge Duncan’s Report and Recommendation.

Generally, in order for a judicial record to be sealed, the party seeking to seal the record must

show that ‘compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings outweigh the general

history of access and the public policies favoring disclosure.’” Pintos v. Pac. Creditors

Ass’n, 565 F.3d 1106, 1115 (9th Cir. 2009) (quoting Kamakana v. City & County of

Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006)) (alteration and internal citations omitted).

In this case, Alvarez has requested that his response be filed under seal because “it

relates to a motion containing confidential information.” Dkt. #70. The sealed motion at

issue in this order is Alvarez’s motion for leave to conduct discovery (Dkt. #17), which was

sealed because it contained: “(1) social security numbers; (2) names of minor children; and

(3) dates of birth.” Dkt. #15 at 1. Alvarez’s response, however, contains no confidential

information of this nature. As a result, the Court finds no “compelling reasons” to seal the

record, and the motion to seal will be denied. Dkt. #70.

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IT IS ORDERED that Alvarez’s motion to seal (Dkt. #70) is denied.

DATED this 15th day of March, 2010.

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