Legal Opinion

Harvey v. Symons

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided February 4, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-0900Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WILLIAM F. HARVEY, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 25-cv-900-RJL-MJS AMY E. SYMONS, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM ORDER This matter is before the Court on the parties’ “Joint Motion to Seal Case.” (ECF No. 59.) After nearly a year of contentious—and public—litigation, the parties negotiated a global resolution through a court-facilitated settlement conference in December 2025. They now jointly ask to seal the case in its entirety. In support, the parties argue that the filings on the docket include sensitive details about Plaintiff’s “alleged…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. HubbardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  2. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. National Children's Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  3. In the Matter of the Application of Jason Leopold to Unseal Certain Electronic Surveillance Applications and OrdersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2020
  4. Hardaway v. District of Columbia Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
  5. Hdeel Abdelhady v. George Washington UniversityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2024

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