Iconic Mars Corporation v. Kaotica Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ICONIC MARS CORPORATION, Case No.: 22-cv-0092-CAB-DEB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO SEAL
KAOTICA CORPORATION,
Defendant.
15 [DKT. NO. 169] 16 Before the Court is Defendant Kaotica Corporation’s (“Kaotica”) unopposed Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal (“Motion to Seal”). Dkt. No. 169. Kaotica requests the Court seal its Motion to Compel Financial Discovery and accompanying exhibits because the “Motion [to Compel] contains information designated by Plaintiff Iconic Mars Corporation and sanctioned party, Mr. Stephen Lobbin, as ‘CONFIDENTIAL – FOR COUNSEL ONLY’ under the Protective Order in this case.” Id. at 2. For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the Motion to Seal. I. LEGAL STANDARD There is a “strong presumption” in favor of maintaining public access to court records. Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447…