Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH v. NVIDIA Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN Case No. 23-cv-05721-EKL (VKD)
GMBH,
9 Plaintiff, ORDER SEALING DOCUMENTS 10 v. Re: Dkt. No. 192
NVIDIA CORPORATION,
12 Defendant.
13 On January 11, 2025, plaintiff Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GMBH (“Valeo”) filed an administrative motion to consider whether defendant NVIDIA Corporation’s (“NVIDIA”) material should be sealed. Dkt. No. 192. On January 17, 2025, NVIDIA filed a declaration in support of sealing pursuant to Local Rule 79-5(f)(3). Dkt. No. 197. 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 & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178-79 (9th Cir. 2006) (cleaned up). However, the presumption does not apply equally to a motion addressing matters that are only “tangentially…