Blockchain Innovation, LLC v. Franklin Resources, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BLOCKCHAIN INNOVATION, LLC, Case No. 21-cv-08787-TSH
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO FILE
v. UNDER SEAL
FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 298, 300-03, 331-32, 338-40, Defendants. 349-
12 I. INTRODUCTION This order addresses the parties’ motions to seal pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5 that are pending in connection with their motions to exclude expert testimony (ECF Nos. 295, 299). For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the motions. II. LEGAL STANDARD The Ninth Circuit has recognized “good cause” as “the proper standard” to evaluate sealing involving “previously sealed discovery attached to a nondispositive motion.” Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 678 (9th Cir. 2010) (citing Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. Gen. Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1213 (9th Cir. 2002)); see also Edwards Lifesciences…