Pappas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, No. 2:21-cv-00753-KJM-AC Plaintiff, ORDER v. John Pappas, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 This matter is before the court on the request of defendants John Pappas III (“Pappas”) and Meriliz, Inc., dba Dome Printing (“Dome”) to seal portions of Pappas’ Opposition to Plaintiff R.R. Donnelley’s Motion for Contempt. See Defs.’ Req. Seal, ECF No. 58. Defendants seek to comply with the parties’ Stipulated Protective Order in this trade secrets case. /d. at 2. Plaintiffs also request to seal the same portions of the same documents. See Pls.’ Req. Seal, ECF No. 61. 22 For the reasons below, the court grants the request. I. DISCUSSION “(T]he courts of this country recognize a general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.” Nixon v. Warner Commc'ns, 435 □□□□ 589, 597 (1978) (footnote…