Laatz
Laatz v. Zazzle, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 NICKY LAATZ, et al., Case No. 22-cv-04844-BLF
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING ADMINISTRATIVE
v. MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER ANOTHER PARTY'S MATERIAL ZAZZLE, INC., et al., SHOULD BE SEALED Defendants. [Re: ECF No. 362]
Before the Court is Plaintiff Nicky Laatz’s (“Plaintiff”) Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Another Party’s Material Should be Sealed. ECF 362. For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES the motion. I. LEGAL STANDARD “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). Consequently, access to motions and their attachments that are “more than tangentially related to the merits of a…