Kannan
Kannan v. Apple Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 RAJA KANNAN, Case No. 17-cv-07305-EJD (VKD)
Plaintiff,
OMNIBUS ORDER GRANTING
v. ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS TO
SEAL
APPLE INC., Re: Dkt. Nos. 180, 185, 188, 194, 199, 205 Defendant.
13 In connection with the parties’ various discovery disputes (Dkt. Nos. 179, 184, 187, 193, 198, 204), the parties filed administrative motions to file certain documents under seal. Dkt. Nos. 180, 185, 188, 194, 199, 205. Having considered those motions, the Court grants in part and denies in part the administrative motions, as set forth below. There is a strong presumption in favor of access by the public to judicial records and documents accompanying dispositive motions that can be overcome only by a showing of “compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings.” Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178–79 (9th Cir. 2006) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). …