Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH v. NVIDIA Corporation

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

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9 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART NVIDIA’S v. REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS 11 NVIDIA CORPORATION, Re: Dkt. No. 162 12 Defendant.

13 On December 2, 2024, defendant NVIDIA Corporation (“NVIDIA”) filed an administrative motion to file materials under seal in connection with its opposition to plaintiff Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GMBH’s (“Valeo”) motion for a letter of request pursuant to the Hague Convention. Dkt. No. 162. NVIDIA seeks to seal the entirety of Exhibit A to its opposition, which consists of NVIDIA’s responses to Valeo’s Interrogatory No. 2. Dkt. No. 162- 2. 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…