Ellis
Ellis v. Government Employee Ins. Co.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ----oo0oo---- 11 STANLEY ELLIS, No. 2:22-cv-01580 WBS JDP Plaintiff, v. ORDER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Maryland corporation, 16 Defendant.
18 ----oo0oo---- 19 Plaintiff Stanley Ellis requests to seal exhibits 20 pursuant to federal and state laws protecting the confidentiality 21 of trade secrets. (Docket No. 31.) See 18 U.S.C. § 1835; Cal. 22 Civ. Code § 3426. 23 A party seeking to seal a judicial record bears the 24 burden of overcoming a strong presumption in favor of public 25 access. Kamakana v. City & County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 26 1178 (9th Cir. 2006). Where a party seeks to seal an attachment 27 related to a dispositive pleading, the party must “articulate 28 compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings that outweigh the general history of access and the public policies favoring disclosure, such as the public interest in understanding the judicial process.” Id. at 1178-79 (citations omitted). …