X Corp. v. Bright Data Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

X CORP., Plaintiff, No. C 23-03698 WHA

v.

ORDER RE MOTIONS TO SEAL

BRIGHT DATA LTD., Defendant.

14 This order resolves all motions to seal (Dkt. Nos. 89, 117, 120, 128, 157) related to the second amended complaint (Dkt. No. 90, 118) and answer (Dkt. No. 158). 1. THE LEGAL STANDARD. The public enjoys the right to know to whom the public courts provide relief (or not). Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178–80 (9th Cir. 2006). So, filings “more than tangentially related to the merits” may be sealed only for “compelling reasons.” Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1101–02 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 580 U.S. 815 (2016). And, even filings unrelated to the merits may be sealed only for “good cause.” Id. at 1097. Because most filings relate to the merits, the “‘compelling reasons’ standard applies to most judicial records.” Id. at 1098 (quoting Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665,…