Chadly

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUSTINE CHADLY, Plaintiff, No. C 24-01096 WHA

v.

MUSIC TOGETHER, LLC and DOES 1 to ORDER RE MOTION TO SEAL 25, inclusive, 14 Defendants.

16 A defendant moves to seal (Dkt. No. 16) portions of an attachment to its since-withdrawn motion to transfer and motion to dismiss (Dkt. No. 14). The motion to seal is DENIED. 1. THE LEGAL STANDARD. There is a strong public policy in favor of openness in our court system and the public is entitled to know to whom we are providing relief (or not). See Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178–80 (9th Cir. 2006). 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.” Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1101–02 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 580 U.S. 815 (2016). Filings that are only tangentially related to the merits may be sealed upon a lesser…