In re the Marriage of Treseler
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
f 1 Documents that are filed with a court are presumptively open to public access unless there are compelling reasons for sealing or redacting them.1 Such reasons may be found by the proponent of closure satisfying *281the standards set forth in Seattle Times Co. v. Ishikawa.2 Because Michael Treadwell fails in his burden to show that the trial court abused its discretion in declining to seal or redact the documents at issue in this case, we affirm.
¶2 In May 2004, Claudia Treseler petitioned in Washington for dissolution of her marriage to Michael Treadwell. Later that month, she amended her…
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