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*1 Case 2:19-cr-00021-WBS Document 63 Filed 03/31/22 Page 1 of 2 PHILLIP A. TALBERT
United States Attorney
VERONICA M.A. ALEGRÍA
Assistant United States Attorney
501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 554-2700
Facsimile: (916) 554-2900
Attorneys for Plaintiff
United States of America
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CASE NO. 19-CR-00021 WBS Plaintiff, ORDER SEALING DOCUMENTS AS SET FORTH
IN GOVERNMENT’S NOTICE v.
BRIAN D. BELAND and
DENAE A. BELAND,
Defendants.
Pursuant to Local Rule 141(b) and based upon the representation contained in the government’s Request to Seal, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the government’s Exhibits 2-4, which are Defendants’ tax documents from 2011-2013, pertaining to the prosecution of defendants Brian D. Beland and Denae A. Beland and attached to the Government’s Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, and government’s Request to Seal shall be SEALED until further order of this Court.
It is further ordered that access to the sealed documents shall be limited to the government and counsel for the defendant.
The Court has considered the factors set forth in Oregonian Publishing Co. v. U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon , 920 F.2d 1462 (9th Cir. 1990). The Court finds that, for the reasons stated in the government’s request, sealing the government’s motion serves a compelling interest. The Court further finds that, in the absence of closure, the compelling interests identified by the government would 1 O RDER S EALING D OCUMENTS A S S ET F ORTH I N 30 G OVERNMENT ’ S N OTICE
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*2 Case 2:19-cr-00021-WBS Document 63 Filed 03/31/22 Page 2 of 2 be harmed.
In light of the public filing of its request to seal, the Court further finds that there are no additional alternatives to sealing the government’s motion that would adequately protect the compelling interests identified by the government.
Dated: March 30, 2022 2 O RDER S EALING D OCUMENTS A S S ET F ORTH I N 30 G OVERNMENT ’ S N OTICE
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