Copeland
Copeland v. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 TRAVETTE COPELAND, et al., Case No. 5:24-cv-03042-BLF
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING
v. ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO
CONSIDER WHETHER PLAINTIFFS’
BAYER HEALTHCARE MATERIAL SHOULD BE SEALED
PHARMACEUTICALS INC.,
[Re: ECF No. 26] Defendant. 12 Before the Court is Defendant Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s (“Bayer”) Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Plaintiffs’ Material Should Be Sealed Pursuant to L.R. 7-11 and 79-5(f). ECF No. 26. For the reasons described below, the administrative motion is GRANTED. 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 & 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)). Accordingly, when…