U.S. v. BACON

No. 18-4163.

950 F.3d 1286 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Alexander BACON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED February 21, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Veronica S. Rossman , Assistant Federal Public Defender ( Virginia L. Grady , Federal Public Defender, with her on the briefs), Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, appearing for Appellant.

Ryan D. Tenney , Assistant United States Attorney ( John W. Huber , United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, appearing for Appellee.

Before BRISCOE, McHUGH, and MORITZ, Circuit Judges.


Defendant-Appellant Michael A. Bacon appeals the district court's decision to keep the supplement to his plea agreement filed under seal. Mr. Bacon contends that the district court erred by failing to consider the common law right of access to court documents and by failing to make case-specific findings regarding sealing...

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