Doe
Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STRIKE 3 HOLDINGS, LLC, Case No.: 24-cv-543-RSH-DDL
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. FILE UNDER SEAL
JOHN DOE subscriber assigned IP [ECF No. 11] address 70.95.78.237, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s ex parte application to file under seal unredacted versions of its First Amended Complaint, proposed summons, and return of service. ECF No. 11. Plaintiff has filed in the public record versions of these documents with Defendant’s name and identifying information redacted. ECF No. 10. Courts have historically recognized a “general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records.” Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (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 & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting…