Packers running back Josh Jacobs has filed a civil suit seeking a permanent injunction that would restrict access to records from his May 23 altercation with a woman at his home, ESPN reported. The suit also covers video of the incident. The Associated Press, via Sportsnet, described the aim as having the evidence in his battery case permanently sealed.

Acme Packing Company, citing WBAY, supplied the most detail on who is being sued. Jacobs is suing the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department, which decides whether a video from his garage is released. That video is part of his battery and criminal damage to property case. Acme also noted that the department had reportedly delayed the release a day earlier. That detail comes from Acme alone. The other summaries we have don't mention the delay.

Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio added the league angle. The NFL wants to see the video of the altercation that led Jacobs to plead no contest to battery charges. The feed summaries don't say whether the league has asked for the video, what it would do with it, or whether discipline is under review. Nothing in the reporting we have gives a court date or a ruling timeline for the injunction request.

The case reaches the Packers in the middle of a season that has been uneven but is now trending up. Green Bay is 3-2, fourth in the NFC North, and has won two straight: 17-14 at Tampa Bay on Oct. 4, then 31-7 over Chicago on Oct. 11. Before that came a 35-14 home loss to Atlanta on Sept. 24. How the NFL handles the video could affect Jacobs's availability, though no outlet we have reports on that.

Our archive has no 2026 stat line for Jacobs, so we can't say how large his role has been this season. Last year he ran 234 times for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns in 15 games, with 36 catches for 282 yards. The Packers' next game is Sunday, Oct. 18 against Dallas. Whether Jacobs is available, and whether the court or the league acts on the video before then, are the open questions.