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seeking protection." Id. 2. THE COMMON-LAW RIGHT OF ACCESS a. There Is No Common-Law Right To Access Materials Exchanged In Discovery Even though the Eleventh Circuit held that the plea and settlement negotiations in this case are subject to discovery, this Court has correctly ruled that there is no public common-

s already been permitted substantial access to the contents of the records." Newman v. Graddic, 696 F.2d 796, 803 (11th Cir. 1983) (citing Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc., 435 U.S. at 598-603 & n. II). "Although difficult to define in absolute terms," the term `good cause' "generally signifies a sound basis or

seeking protection." Id. 2. THE COMMON-LAW RIGHT OF ACCESS a. There Is No Common-Law Right To Access Materials Exchanged In Discovery Even though the Eleventh Circuit held that the plea and settlement negotiations in this case are subject to discovery, this Court has correctly ruled that there is no public common-

e press has already been permitted substantial access to the contents of the records." Graddic, 696 F.2d 796, 803 (11th Cir. 1983) (citing Nixonl. Warner Communications, Inc., 435 U.S. at 598-603 & n. II). "Although difficult to define in absolute terms," the term `good cause' "generally signifies a sound basis or

njoin the stay. And we conclude that this provision does not violate separation of powers principles.") (emphasis added). One district court within the Eleventh Circuit, facing the identical issue with a pending state prosecution, recently construed "the plain language of § 3509(k)" as "requirtingl a stay in a case

.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 ! 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 w