Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH v. NVIDIA Corporation

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN Case No. 23-cv-05721-EKL (VKD)

GMBH,

9 Plaintiff, ORDER SEALING DOCUMENTS 10 v. Re: Dkt. No. 192 11

NVIDIA CORPORATION,

12 Defendant.

13 14 On January 11, 2025, plaintiff Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GMBH (“Valeo”) filed an 15 administrative motion to consider whether defendant NVIDIA Corporation’s (“NVIDIA”) 16 material should be sealed. Dkt. No. 192. On January 17, 2025, NVIDIA filed a declaration in 17 support of sealing pursuant to Local Rule 79-5(f)(3). Dkt. No. 197. 18 There is a strong presumption in favor of access by the public to judicial records and 19 documents accompanying dispositive motions that can be overcome only by a showing of 20 “compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings.” Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of 21 Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178-79 (9th Cir. 2006) (cleaned up). However, the presumption does 22 not apply equally to a motion addressing matters that are only “tangentially…