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Case 9:08-cv-80119-KAM 
Document 34 
Entered on FLSD Docket 08705:2008 
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
NO. 08-80119-CIV-MARRA/JOHNSON 
JANE DOE NO. 2, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
JEFFREY EPSTEIN, 
Defendant. 
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SEAL 
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on Defendant Jeffrey Epstein's Motion to File 
Under Seal, filed July 28, 2008. Defendant seeks to file his reply to his Motion to Stay under 
seal.' The Court has carefully considered the motion and the record and is otherwise fully 
advised in the premises. 
As the Court has previously explained to the parties, the Local Rules for the Southern 
District of Florida state that "proceedings in the United States District Court are public and Court 
filings are matters of public record." S.D. Fla. L.R. 5.4(A). It is well settled that the media and 
the public in general possess a common-law right to inspect and copy judicial records. See Nixon 
v. Warner Communications, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978). "The right to inspect and copy 
records is not absolute, however. As with other forms of access, it may interfere with the 
administration of justice and hence may have to be curtailed." Newman v. Graddick, 696 F.2d 
'The parties are reminded that all documents filed conventionally (including those filed 
under seal) must be filed with the Clerk's Office in West Palm Beach, Florida. 
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Case 9:08-cv-80119-KAM 
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796, 803 (11th Cir.1983). This right of access creates a presumption in favor of openness of court 
records, which "must be balanced against any competing interest advanced." United States v. 
Noriega, 752 F. Supp. 1037, 1040 (S.D. Fla.1990). For example, courts may look to see whether 
the records sought are for illegitimate purposes. Newman, 696 F.2d at 803. Likewise, the Court 
may consider whether "the press has already been permitted substantial access to the contents of 
the records." Id…
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