Edd King v. National General Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EDD KING, et al., Case No. 15-cv-00313-DMR
Plaintiffs,
MOTIONS TO SEAL
v. Re: Dkt. No. 302, 346, 347, 364, 370, 394 NATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification on July 7, 2023. [Docket No. 309.] In connection with this motion, the parties filed six administrative sealing motions. [Docket Nos. 302, 346, 347, 364, 370, 394.] The court addresses the motions to seal in connection with the court’s order denying Plaintiff’s motion for class certification without prejudice to renewal. [Docket No. 422.] In assessing whether documents may be filed under seal, there is “a strong presumption in favor of access.” Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003). The Ninth Circuit established standards governing requests to seal in Kamakana v. City & County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180-81 (9th Cir. 2006). In accordance with the strong public policy favoring access to…