Lone Star Silicon Innovations LLC v. Renesas Electronics Corporation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

8 9 LONE STAR SILICON INNOVATIONS No. C 17-03981 WHA

LLC,

11 Plaintiff, 12 v. ORDER DENYING

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS

RENESAS ELECTRONICS TO FILE UNDER SEAL

CORPORATION and RENESAS

ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC.,

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 plaintiff’s opposition to the motion and defendants’ reply 19 (Dkt. Nos. 107, 110). 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…