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Case 18-2868, Document 273-2, 08/09/2019, 2628218, Page8 of 25 future sealing requests. In total, 167 documents—nearly one-fifth of the docket—were filed under seal. These sealed documents include, inter alia, motions to compel discovery, motions for sanctions and adverse inferences, motions in limine, and similar material. On January 6, 2017, Maxwell filed a motion for summary judgment. The parties submitted their memoranda of law and supporting exhibits contesting this motion under seal. On March 22, 2017, the District Court denied the motion in a heavily redacted 76- page opinion. Once again, the entire summary judgment record, including the unredacted version of the District Court opinion denying summary judgment, remained under seal. On May 24, 2017, Maxwell and Giuffre executed a settlement agreement, and the case was Closed the next day. C. Motions to Intervene and Unseal Over the course of the litigation before Judge Sweet, three outside parties attempted to unseal some or all of the sealed material. On August 11, 2016, Dershowitz moved to intervene, seeking to unseal three documents that, he argues, demonstrate that Giuffre invented the accusations against him. On January 19, 2017, Cernovich, an independent blogger and _ self-described “popular political journalist,”7 moved to intervene, seeking to unseal the summary judgment record, and Dershowitz joined his motion. On April 6, 2018, after the case had settled, the Herald moved to intervene and unseal 7 Br. Appellant (Cernovich) 4.