Opinion ID: 2977801
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Heading: unsealing of briefs and appendices

Text: We note that, although the clerk’s office of this Court granted the parties’ motion to file their briefs and joint appendices under seal, the clerk’s office inexplicably failed to submit the motion to the panel for consideration. After review, we conclude that the motion presents no legally sufficient reason for sealing the briefs and other documents, particularly in light of the “strong presumption in favor of public access to judicial proceedings” in considering a motion to seal court records, see EEOC v. Nat’l Children’s Ctr., Inc., 98 F.3d 1406, 1409 (5th Cir. 1996). Therefore, we order that the briefs on appeal be unsealed forthwith. Further, the appendices and documents filed under seal in the clerk’s office are hereby ordered unsealed forthwith.