RoadRunner Recycling, Inc. v. Recycle Track Systems, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ROADRUNNER RECYCLING, INC., Plaintiff, No. C 23-04804 WHA
v.
RECYCLE TRACK SYSTEMS, INC. and ORDER RE MOTIONS TO SEAL
RECYCLESMART SOLUTIONS, INC.,
14 Defendants.
16 This order addresses the motions to seal and supporting declarations (Dkt. Nos. 95, 98, 101, 105, 109, 110) that stem from the recent discovery dispute (Dkt. Nos. 94, 99–100, 102). 1. THE LEGAL STANDARD. The public enjoys the right to know to whom the public courts provide relief (or not). Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178–80 (9th Cir. 2006). Filings “more than tangentially related to the merits of a case” may be sealed only for “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). That “standard applies to most judicial records,” with a “good cause” standard applying otherwise. Id. at 1098 (quoting Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 677–78 (9th Cir. 2010),…