Moonbug Entertainment Limited v. Babybus (Fujian) Network Technology Co., Ltd

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MOONBUG ENTERTAINMENT Case No. 21-cv-06536-EMC LIMITED, et al., 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER ON ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS TO FILE UNDER SEAL v. 10 BABYBUS (FUJIAN) NETWORK Docket Nos. 601, 613, 634, 648, 657, 667, TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, et al., 684, 686 Defendants.

13 I. LEGAL STANDARD The party seeking to seal a judicial record must “articulate compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings” that outweigh the general history of access and the public policies favoring disclosure, such as the “public interest in understanding the judicial process.” Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178-79 (9th Cir. 2006). The Ninth Circuit has clarified that the “compelling reasons” standard applies whenever the motion at issue “is more than tangentially related to the merits of a case.” Ctr. For Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1101 (9th Cir. 2016). In some instances, the proposed…