Lone Star Silicon Innovations LLC v. Toshiba Corporation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

8 9 10 LONE STAR SILICON INNOVATIONS No. C 17-04034 WHA

LLC,

11 Plaintiff, 12 v. ORDER DENYING

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS

TOSHIBA CORPORATION, et al., TO FILE UNDER SEAL 14 Defendants. 15 / 16 Plaintiff seeks to file under seal in connection with defendants’ motion to dismiss for 17 lack of standing certain portions of the briefing and exhibits in connection with the underlying 18 19 motion (Dkt. Nos. 194, 204, 208). The motions are DENIED. In this circuit, courts start with a “strong presumption in favor of access” when deciding 20 whether to seal records. Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 21 2006) (citing Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003)). To 22 seal judicial records in connection with a dispositive motion requires “compelling reasons 23 supported by specific factual findings that outweigh the general history of access and the public 24 policies favoring disclosure.” See id. at 1178–79 (quotations and citations omitted). 25…