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intervene in the above-captioned action for the sole purpose of removing the seal from the courtapproved settlement agreement and related documents and transcripts.
Tennessee, and is registered and in good standing as a foreign corporation in the state of Kansas.
operate 65 facilities in 19 states including the District of Columbia. Answer, Doc. 25, ¶ 18.
dollars through governmental contracts. Wright Declaration, ¶ 5.
501(c)(3) non-profit. Wright Declaration, ¶ 2.
units, attorney fees and much more. Wright Declaration, ¶ 3.
demonstrate that. Wright Declaration, ¶ 4.
settlement agreement and other related documents in the Barnwell case. Wright Declaration, ¶ 6.
the settlement agreement. Wright Declaration, ¶ 7.
10. In an Order dated February 12, 2009, the Court approved the parties’ sealed settlement.
common question of law or fact.
The Supreme Court has admonished courts to avoid a rigid construction of Rule 24.
Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Co. v. United States, 312 U.S. 502, 505-506, 61 S.Ct. 666 (1941).
Ames v. Uranus, Inc., 1992 WL 281399 (D. Kan. 1992).
for a collateral purpose.” United Nuclear Corp., 905 F.2d at 1427.
public forum for resolution.” Sibley v. Sprint Nextel Corp.¸ 254 F.R.D. 662, 667 (D. Kan. 2008).
sealed if the “’countervailing interests heavily outweigh the public interests in access.’” Mann v.
with the party seeking to rebut the presumption. Id.
to gather news, PLN has standing. Journal Pub. Co. v. Mechem, 801 F.2d 1233, 1235 (10th Cir.
(10th Cir. 1997), cert. denied sub nom, Dallas Morning News v. U.S., 522 U.S. 1142 (1998).
the parties to agree to.” Id. at 929.
motion to intervene and to unseal an FLSA settlement agreement. Boone v. City of Suffolk, 79 F.
private resources.” West v. First Franklin Financial Corp., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30963 (D.
Stalnaker v. Novar Corp., 293 F. Supp.2d 1260 (M.D. Ala. 2003) (Thompson, J.); Pessoa v.
Assoc., 800 F.2d 339, 346 n.4 (3d Cir. 1986); West v. First Franklin Financial Corp., 2007 U.S.
Dist. LEXIS 30963 (D. Kan., Apr. 25, 2007).
five exhibits attached thereto), Doc. 226, and Doc. 227.

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