San Pedro-Salcedo v. The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe Company, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

MELANIE G. SAN PEDRO-SALCEDO,

Case No. 5:17-cv-03504-EJD Plaintiff, ORDER RE MOTIONS TO FILE v. UNDER SEAL 7 THE HAAGEN-DAZS SHOPPE Re: Dkt. Nos. 92, 99, 104, 111, 117, 118, COMPANY, INC., 119, 121, 123, 124, 127, 128 Defendant.

The parties have filed numerous administrative motions to file under seal in connection with Plaintiff’s motion for class certification and Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The order addresses these motions. U.S. courts recognize that the public has “a general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.” Whitewater W. Indus., Ltd. v. Pac. Surf Designs, Inc., 2019 WL 1590470, at *1 (S.D. Cal. Apr. 12, 2019) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978)). “When considering a sealing request, ‘a strong presumption in favor of access is…