Martin v. Division of Family Services, Department of Social Services, The Children's Division

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
KIERRA MARTIN, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	)
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v. 	) 	Case No. 4:24-cv-169-HEA
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DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES, et al., 	)
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Defendants. 	)
OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This closed case comes before the Court on the motion of self-represented plaintiff Kierra
Martin to seal the case. ECF No. 8. Plaintiff recently submitted a similar motion on November 4,
2025. ECF No. 6. The Court denied that motion on December 4, 2025, noting that Plaintiff had
not complied with Local Rule 13.05. ECF No. 7. Plaintiff’s new motion to seal the case was filed
on December 4, 2025. ECF No. 8. Plaintiff again fails to comply with Local Rule 13.05 and fails
to provide an explanation for why conditions have changed such that the case materials, which
have been publicly available for nearly two years, are now confidential. Thus, the motion will be
denied.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to seal case [ECF No. 8] is DENIED.
Dated this 31st day of December, 2025.
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HENRY EDWARD AUTREY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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