Pacific Steel Group v. Commercial Metals Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PACIFIC STEEL GROUP, Case No. 20-cv-07683-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART MOTIONS TO

v. SEAL ANOTHER PARTY’S

MATERIAL

COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 308, 314, 334, 339 11 Defendants. 12 Before the Court are four motions to consider whether another party’s materials should be sealed. This includes two motions filed by Plaintiff Pacific Steel Group (“Plaintiff”), Dkt. Nos. 308 and 334, and two motions filed by Defendants Commercial Metals Company, CMC Rebar West, and CMC Steel, LLC (collectively “Defendants”), Dkt. Nos. 314 and 339. The Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART 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)). …