HENAWY
v.
MAYORKAS
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In this immigration-related case, the district court granted the government's unopposed motion to file the certified administrative record under seal, protecting sensitive personal and medical information while balancing the public's right of access.
The court granted the unopposed motion to seal the certified administrative record, finding that the privacy interests in protecting personal, medical, and financial information outweighed the public's right of access to the record.
“The Court finds the public's right to access the record is outweighed by the interests identified by Defendants in the motion.”
Establishes the court's application of a balancing test favoring sealing to protect privacy interests
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This matter is before the Court without argument on Defendant's Unopposed Motion to File the Certified Administrative Record Under Seal (Dkt. 26). Defendants ask the Court to seal the copy of the certified administrative record because of the significant amount of personal information, identifiers, addresses, medical information, and confidential records contained within it. Dkt. 26
at 2-3. The Court finds the public's right to access the record is outweighed by the interests identified by Defendants in the motion. See Thompson v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 8:24cv-349, 2025 WL 43132, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 7, 2025) (sealing an administrative records containing personal and financial information about a party).
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Defendant's Unopposed Motion to File the Certified Administrative Record Under Seal (Dkt. 26) is GRANTED.
DONE and ORDERED in Orlando, Florida, on June 6, 2025.
ROBERT M. NORWAY United States Magistrate Judge
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[fn 1]: Since the filing of this action, Kristi Noem has been appointed as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Angelica Alfonso-Royals the acting director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. They are automatically substituted as parties by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d). The Clerk shall update the docket accordingly.
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Henawy v. Mayorkas, 2025 WL 43132 (M.D. Fla. 2025)…update the docket accordingly. at 2-3. The Court finds the public’s right to access the record is outweighed by the interests identified by Defendants in the motion. See Thompson v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 8:24- cv-349, 2025 WL 43132, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 7, 2025) (sealing an administrative records containing personal and financial information about a party). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to File the Certified Administrative Record Under…
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