JBS Packerland, Inc. v. Phillips Cattle Co., Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 JBS PACKERLAND, INC., Case No. 24-cv-01299-BAS-MSB Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING AMENDED

v.

MOTION TO SEAL COMPLAINT

(ECF No. 15)

PHILLIPS CATTLE CO., INC.,

Defendant. 17

Presently before the Court is Plaintiff JBS Packerland, Inc.’s Amended Motion to Seal the Complaint. (ECF No. 15.) The Court finds there are compelling reasons to seal limited financial information in the Complaint. Hence, for the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the Amended 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, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (citing Foltz v. 1 …