UnifySCC
UnifySCC v. Cody
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 UNIFYSCC, et al., Case No. 5:22-cv-01019-BLF
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’
v. ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO
SEAL
SARA H. CODY, et al., [Re: ECF No. 142] Defendants.
12 Before the Court is Defendants’ Administrative Motion to Seal. ECF No. 142. For the reasons described below, the Court GRANTS the motion. I. LEGAL STANDARD “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). Consequently, access to motions and their attachments that are “more than tangentially related to the merits of a case” may be sealed only upon a showing of “compelling reasons” for sealing. Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, …