JBS Packerland, Inc. v. Phillips Cattle Co., Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 JBS PACKERLAND, INC., Case No. 24-cv-01299-BAS-MSB Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
v.
PREJUDICE MOTION TO SEAL
COMPLAINT (ECF No. 3) PHILLIPS CATTLE CO., INC.,
Defendant.
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Presently before the Court is Plaintiff JBS Packerland, Inc.’s Motion to Seal the Complaint. (ECF No. 3.) The Court finds there may be compelling reasons to seal some of the Complaint, but Plaintiff’s redactions are not narrowly tailored. Hence, for the following reasons, the Court DENIES WITHOUT PREJUDICE the Motion to Seal. I. Legal Standard “[T]he courts of this country recognize a general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.” Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978). “Unless a particular court record is one ‘traditionally kept secret,’ a ‘strong presumption in favor of access’ is the starting point.” Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172,…