Roar Spirits, LLC v. Sutter Home Winery, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROAR SPIRITS, LLC, Case No. 23-cv-04809-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF AND

DEFENDANT’S JOINT MOTION TO

v. SEAL AND GRANTING

DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO SEAL

SUTTER HOME WINERY, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 33, 36 Defendant.

Pending before the Court are Plaintiff and Defendant’s joint administrative motion to file under seal filed in connection with the parties’ stipulation to admit United States Patent and Trademark Office record (“Joint Stipulation), Dkt. No. 33, and Defendant’s administrative motion to seal filed in connection with Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Dkt. No. 36. For the reasons detailed below, the Court GRANTS the motions. I. LEGAL STANDARD Courts generally apply a “compelling reasons” standard when considering motions to seal documents. Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 678 (9th Cir. 2010) (quoting Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006)). …