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-NW (VKD)
GMBH,
9 Plaintiff, ORDER RE SEALING 10 v. Re: Dkt. No. 209, 214, 215
NVIDIA CORPORATION,
12 Defendant.
13 Plaintiff Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH (“Valeo”) has filed several administrative motions to seal or to consider whether defendant NVIDIA Corporation’s (“NVIDIA”) material should be sealed in connection with the parties’ recent discovery disputes. Dkt. Nos. 209, 214, 215. NVIDIA has filed declarations in support of sealing pursuant to Local Rule 79-5(f)(3). Dkt. Nos. 218, 219. 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…