Dental Monitoring SAS v. Align Technology, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 DENTAL MONITORING SAS, Plaintiff, No. C 22-07335 WHA Vv. || ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.., ORDER RE MOTIONS TO SEAL Defendant. a 16 This order addresses all remaining motions to seal and supporting declarations (Dkt. Z Nos. 100, 102, 103, 107—10, 114, 119, 121, 123, 129, 135, 137-39, 142, 144, 146, 149). The district court has jurisdiction to resolve them (see Dkt. No. 65 § 8). Brennan v. Opus Bank, 796 F.3d 1125, 1126, 1134 (9th Cir. 2015); cf Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., 727 F.3d 1214, 1220 (Fed. Cir. 2013). 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…