Free Order on Motion to Seal Case - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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`§ § For rnsrreasons set forth below, plaintiff hereby moves to seal the Court file.
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*§ Defendants do not object to this motion. I
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law right of access, committed to the discretion of the district court, a discretion to be I
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E ;"·§ I right is even weaker with regard to portions of the court file, such as the pretrial compliance
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E ha;. JI ' and motions in Iimine, which were not the basis for a judicial decision. §e_g Anderson v.
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