Pro Publica, Inc. v. Butler

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 PRO PUBLICA, INC., Case No.: 22-cv-1455-BTM-KSC 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND 13 v. DENYING IN PART MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND 14 MAJOR GENERAL DAVID J. DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS BLIGH; JOHN PHELAN; EARL G. 15 MATTHEWS; and PETE [ECF NOS. 88 & 99] 16 HEGSETH, 17 Defendants. 18 19 20 This case presents a dispute over the public’s right to access filings in naval 21 prosecutions. Plaintiff Pro Publica, Inc. (“ProPublica”), a nonprofit journalism 22 organization, contends that the Navy…