CivitasDX LLC v. Trilogy Federal, LLC

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CIVITASDX LLC, et al. Case No. 24-cv-1522-MMA-MSB

12 Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

13 v. FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL

14 TRILOGY FEDERAL, LLC, [Doc. No. 19] 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs CivitasDX LLC and Cognitive Medical 22 Systems, Inc.’s ex parte motion to file under seal an unredacted version of Plaintiffs’ 23 amended complaint, as well as Exhibits A and B. Doc. No. 19. Plaintiffs’ motion to seal 24 is unopposed to date. 25 When presented with a request to file a document under seal, the Court begins with 26 the strong presumption in favor of the “general right to inspect and copy public records 27 and documents, including judicial records and documents.” Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, 28 Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 n.7 (1978); see also Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of Honolulu, 1 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006). “The presumption of access is ‘based on the need 2 for federal…