Cellink Corp. v. Manaflex LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CELLINK CORP., Case No. 23-cv-04231-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT

MANAFLEX LLC’S

v. ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO

CONSIDER WHETHER ANOTHER

MANAFLEX LLC, PARTY’S MATERIAL SHOULD BE

SEALED

Defendant. Re: Dkt. No. 140 12 Pending before the Court is Defendant Manaflex LLC’s Administrative Motion to 13 Consider Whether Another Party’s Material Should Be Sealed. Dkt. No. 140. Plaintiff CelLink, 14 Corp. filed a declaration in support of sealing the materials. Dkt. 145. For the following reasons, 15 the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion.

I. LEGAL STANDARD

17 Courts generally apply a “compelling reasons” standard when considering motions to seal 18 documents. Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 678 (9th Cir. 2010). “This standard 19 derives from the common law right ‘to inspect and copy public records and documents, including 20 judicial records and documents.’” Id. (quoting Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447…