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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1446 Petition for Removal

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Leanna Smith, 

Plaintiff, 

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Barrow Neurological Institute, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 10-01632-PHX-FJM

ORDER

We have before us plaintiff's motion to file under seal her response to defendants'

motion for summary judgment (doc. 287). A party seeking to seal records must provide

compelling reasons which outweigh the general history of access and public policies favoring

disclosure. Pintos v. Pacific Creditors Ass'n, 605 F.3d 665, 679 (9th Cir. 2010). 

Plaintiff requests that her response be filed under seal because the exhibits consist of

juvenile court records, a police report involving allegations defendants made to Child

Protective Services ("CPS"), and deposition transcripts of CPS workers. Public policy

favors the protection of minors' privacy. Indeed, juvenile court records and proceedings are

generally confidential. See, e.g., A.R.S. §§ 8-208(F), 8-537(A). Records relating to

investigations conducted by Child Protective Services are confidential. A.R.S. § 41-1959(A).

Therefore, compelling reasons exist for sealing plaintiff's response.

IT IS ORDERED GRANTING plaintiff's motion to file her response to

defendants' motion for summary judgment under seal (doc. 287).

DATED this 31st day of October, 2012.

Case 2:10-cv-01632-FJM Document 293 Filed 10/31/12 Page 1 of 1