O.F.C. v. Decker
- John Cronan
- 1:22-cv-02255
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In O.F.C. v. Decker, Judge Cronan granted the government’s request to file additional medical records under seal.
O.F.C. and the government in the immigration habeas matter; the additional medical declaration and medical-record exhibit may be filed under seal.
What happened
O.F.C. v. Decker is an immigration habeas matter in which the government asked to keep additional medical information from public view. The government said the requested declaration would discuss O.F.C.’s medical diagnoses, treatment, and records from the detention facility.
The government made the request with O.F.C.’s consent. It explained that the medical-record exhibit contained information beyond what O.F.C. had included in an earlier sealed filing, and noted that the court had previously allowed O.F.C. to file sensitive medical records under seal.
Judge Cronan granted the request to file the additional medical records under seal. The order addressed filing privacy and did not decide the underlying habeas matter.
The detailed version
- O.F.C. v. Decker · No. 1:22-cv-02255
- John Cronan
- Apr. 19, 2022
Background
The government, through the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, asked for permission to file under seal a declaration about O.F.C.’s medical diagnoses and treatment. The declaration would attach medical records from the detention facility. The government made the request with O.F.C.’s consent.
The government stated that the declaration discussed O.F.C.’s medical records in detail and that the attached exhibit included information beyond the medical records O.F.C. had previously filed under seal. The letter also stated that the court had previously granted O.F.C.’s request to file sensitive medical records under seal.
Ruling
The court granted the request to file the additional medical records under seal. This was an order about sealing court filings and did not decide the underlying immigration habeas matter.
Effect
The government was permitted to file the additional medical declaration and medical-record exhibit under seal. The excerpt does not state any ruling on the habeas petition itself.
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