Forrest
Andrew Forrest v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 ANDREW FORREST, Case No. 22-cv-03699-PCP (VKD)
9 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO
10 v. CLOSE OCTOBER 21, 2025 HEARING
11 META PLATFORMS, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 279 Defendant. 12
13 On October 17, 2025, defendant Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) filed an administrative 14 motion to close the courtroom during the hearing regarding the parties’ supplemental joint 15 discovery dispute letter (Dkt. No. 274), set for October 21, 2025. Dkt. No. 279. On October 20, 16 2025, plaintiff Andrew Forrest filed an opposition to Meta’s administrative motion. Dkt. No. 280. 17 As the administrative motion relates to a discovery matter, the good cause standard applies. Ctr. 18 for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1097-98 (9th Cir. 2016); Kamakana v. City 19 & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1179-80 (9th Cir. 2006). 20 Meta asks the Court to conduct the discovery hearing under seal because…