() A judge heard arguments Monday over whether to block the release of records from an investigation into the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.

The couple’s estate representative Julia Peters asked that photos, video and documents be sealed to protect the family’s constitutional rights to privacy, The Associated Press reports.

The Hackman family estate’s lawsuit also seeks to stop the release of autopsy reports by the Office of the Medical Investigator and death investigation reports by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office.

There is currently a temporary hold on the release of the records pending the hearing.

Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 65, were found dead in their Santa Fe home on February 6 by maintenance workers. One of their dogs, Zinna, also died.

Authorities said Hackman, 95, died of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease as much as a week after Arakawa’s death from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.

Kurt Sommer, an attorney for the estate, said Hackman and Arakawa took great pains to stay out of the public light. The right to control the use of their names and likenesses should extend to their estate in death, he argued.

One witness, Susan Madore, the co-CEO of Guttman Associates Public Relations and Marketing who worked with Hackman and Arakawa, called the couple “lovely” and kind. 

Hackman was a little shy and reserved until one got to know him, Madore remembered, while Arakawa had a “really wonderful sense of humor.” 

She testified about how important privacy was to them, and said Hackman regularly denied interviews over the years. The couple “liked their private life in Santa Fe,” Madore said.

Publishing footage of events surrounding his death is something Hackman would have “never agreed” to in his life, Madore said. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.