Lone Star Silicon Innovations LLC v. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation

1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

8 9 10 LONE STAR SILICON INNOVATIONS No. C 17-03980 WHA

LLC,

11 Plaintiff, 12 v. ORDER DENYING 13

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS

SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING TO FILE UNDER SEAL

14 INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, et al., 15 Defendants. / 16 17 Plaintiff seeks to file under seal in connection with defendants’ motion to dismiss for 18 lack of standing certain portions of the briefing and exhibits in connection with the underlying 19 motion (Dkt. Nos. 94, 99, 102). The motions are DENIED. 20 In this circuit, courts start with a “strong presumption in favor of access” when deciding 21 whether to seal records. Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 22 2006) (citing Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003)). To 23 seal judicial records in connection with a dispositive motion requires “compelling reasons 24 supported by specific factual findings that outweigh the general history of access and the public 25 policies favoring disclosure.” See id. at 1178–79 (quotations…