Rosario v. Decker
- Analisa Torres
- 1:21-cv-04815
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Rosario v. Decker, Judge Torres ordered medical-record materials sealed because the petitioner’s privacy interest outweighed public access.
The petitioner, whose mental-health information and medical records were at issue, and the public’s access to those materials.
What happened
In Rosario v. Decker, the government asked to file under seal a declaration about the petitioner’s mental-health diagnoses and treatment, along with his medical records from the Orange County Jail.
The petitioner’s counsel agreed to the request. The government argued that sealing was appropriate because people have privacy interests in their medical records.
Judge Analisa Torres ordered the materials sealed, stating that the petitioner’s privacy interest in his medical information outweighed the public’s right to access the judicial records.
The detailed version
- Rosario v. Decker · No. 1:21-cv-04815
- Analisa Torres
- June 22, 2021
Background
The government asked the court for permission to file under seal a declaration concerning the petitioner’s mental-health diagnoses and treatment. The declaration included medical records from the Orange County Jail. The government cited the privacy interests associated with medical records and referred to decisions allowing such records to be sealed. The petitioner’s counsel consented to the request.
Ruling
The court stated: “Petitioner’s privacy interest in his medical information outweighs the public right of access to judicia[l]” materials. Judge Analisa Torres then ordered the materials sealed. The opinion does not specify the docket numbers or other details of the materials covered by the sealing order.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.