Walter
Walter v. Leprino Foods Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 CHARLES BATES, an individual, on CASE NO. 2:20-CV-00700-AWI-BAM behalf of himself and all members of the putative class
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
Plaintiff REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS
v. (Doc. No. 33-1) LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; LEPRINO FOODS DAIRY PRODUCTS COMPANY, a Colorado Corporation; and DOES 1–100, inclusive,
Defendants
14 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff Charles Bates’s request to file under seal indefinitely, pursuant to Local Rule 141, Defendants Leprino Foods Company and Leprino Foods Dairy Products Company’s training policies regarding the use of its time clocks and time keeping system, and portions of its Handbook and operative policies, which, under Defendants’ representation, contain proprietary and confidential business information. See Doc. Nos. 33, 33-1. “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” …