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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 29:1001 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Retirement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY,

 Plaintiff-in-Interpleader, 

 v.

CONCEPCION FLORES MOLINA and 

LUPE C. NUNES,

Defendants-in-Interpleader.

Case No. 1:23-cv-01553-NODJ-CDB

ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO SEAL

(Docs. 11-1, 15)

Pending before the Court is the request to seal documents by Plaintiff Metropolitan Life 

Insurance Company (“MetLife”), filed January 30, 2024 (Doc. 15) and emailed to the 

undersigned’s chambers on the same date.

The Court has considered the factors set forth in Oregonian Publ’g Co. v. U.S. Dist. 

Court for Dist. of Or., 920 F.2d 1462 (9th Cir. 1990). The Court finds that, for the reasons stated 

in MetLife’s Notice and Request, including the supporting declaration of MetLife’s counsel 

Karen T. Tsui, sealing the inadvertently filed and unredacted exhibits (Doc. 11-1) serves a 

compelling interest. The Court further finds that, in the absence of closure, the compelling 

interests identified by MetLife would be harmed. Due to the extensive presentation of personal 

identifying and financial information throughout the exhibit, the Court further finds that there 

are no additional alternatives to sealing the document that would adequately protect the 

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compelling interests identified by MetLife, particularly given that a redacted version of the 

exhibit containing sensitive information now has been filed. (See Doc. 12-2).

Accordingly, pursuant to Local Rule 141(b) and based upon the representations 

contained in MetLife’s Notice and Request to Seal, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the exhibit 

to the parties’ joint scheduling report (Doc. 11-1), shall be SEALED until further order of this 

Court. By separate order, the Court will transmit to the Clerk of Court MetLife’s supporting

Request and declaration of counsel for filing under seal.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 31, 2024 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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