Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH v. NVIDIA Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISIONON 7 VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN Case No. 23-cv-05721-EKL (VKD)

GMBH,

9 Plaintiff, ORDER SEALING DOCUMENTS 10 v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 170, 174, 175, 176

NVIDIA CORPORATION,

12 Defendant.

13 On December 26, 2024, plaintiff Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GMBH (“Valeo”) filed four administrative motions to consider whether NVIDIA Corporation’s (“NVIDIA”) materials should be sealed in connection with four discovery dispute letters and attachments filed the same day. Dkt. Nos. 170, 174, 175, 176. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5(f), defendant NVIDIA filed a declaration in support of Valeo’s sealing motions, but indicated that a narrower set of materials requires sealing. Dkt. No. 178. There is a strong presumption in favor of access by the public to judicial records and documents accompanying dispositive motions that can be overcome only by a showing of “compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings.” Kamakana v. City…