McCarty v. Department of Human Services

IN THE UNITED 	STATES DISTRICT 	COURT
EASTERN 	DISTRICT 	OF 	ARKANSAS
NORTHERN DIVISION
LANA 	MCCARTY
V. 	No. 3:25-cv-198-DPM
PLAINTIFF
DEPARTMENT 	OF 	HUMAN 	SERVICES
ORDER
DEFENDANT
The 	Court 	understands but 	denies 	Lana 	McCarty's 	motion 	to 	seal,
Doc. 7. 	Insofar as practicable, 	this Court's business should be done 	in
public. 	IDT 	Corp. v. 	eBay, 	709 	F.3d 	1220, 	1222-23 	(8th 	Cir. 	2013). 	Some
sensitive 	information 	must 	be redacted prior 	to 	filing. 	Fed. 	R. Civ. P.
5.2(a). 	McCarty 	and 	the 	Department of 	Human Services 	may 	also
propose 	a 	protective order 	to 	keep 	private information 	confidential
during discovery. 	But 	an 	understandable 	preference 	to 	keep all
personal health 	matters 	private 	is 	insufficient 	to 	overcome 	the 	public's
interest in 	open 	access 	to 	the 	Court's 	record. 	McCarty 	has 	put 	her
health 	issues in 	dispute. 	But 	the 	Court and 	the 	parties 	should also
strive 	to 	speak 	in 	general 	terms 	whenever 	possible.
So 	Ordered.
D.P. 	Marshall 	Jr.
United 	States 	District 	Judge
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