ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. v. Wright et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
CONOCOPHILLIPS ALASKA, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
FORREST WRIGHT; AMANDA
WRIGHT; NATHAN KEAYS; KELLY
KEAYS; ECO EDGE ARMORING,
LLC; DAVID BENEFIELD; WRIGHT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, LLC; and
DB OILFIELD SUPPORT
SERVICES,
Defendants.
Case No. 3:19-CV-00311-SLG
ORDER DIRECTING CONOCOPHILLIPS TO FILE A PUBLIC VERSION OF
ITS EX PARTE MOTION
On December 12, 2019, Plaintiff ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.
(“ConocoPhillips”) filed an ex parte motion for a temporary restraining order and
preliminary injunction.1 The Court granted the temporary restraining order on
December 13, 2019.2
1 Docket 3.
2 Docket 9.
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Case No. 3:19-cv-00311, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. v. Wright, et al.
Order Directing ConocoPhillips to File a Public Version of its Ex Parte Motion
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Courts “recognize[] a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records,
including judicial records and documents . . . This right is justified by the interest
of citizens in ‘keeping a watching eye on the workings of public agencies.’”3
Accordingly, ConocoPhillips shall file with this Court for public record a version of
its motion at Docket 3 and accompanying papers no later than December 19,
2019.4 In the alternative, ConocoPhillips shall file a notice, on or before that same
date, explaining why some or all of its motion papers should not be in the public
record.
DATED this 17th day of December, 2019 at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/ Sharon L. Gleason
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
3 Kamakana v. City & Cty. Of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting
Nixon v. Warner Communs., Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978)).
4 ConocoPhillips shall include public versions of the documents at Docket Nos. 3, 4, 5,
and 7. ConocoPhillips may redact any sensitive information according to Fed. R. Civ. P.
5.2.
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