Hunter v. Town of Mocksville

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CATHERINE C. EAGLES, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Seal Exhibits Filed in Support of Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment. (Doc. 50.) While it is the plaintiffs’ motion, it appears from the motion that it is in fact the defendants who request that the materials be sealed. (See Doc. 50 at 3.) The Court tentatively concludes that there is a First Amendment right of access to the materials the parties seek to seal and that a showing of a compelling interest heavily outweighing the public interest in…