Napleton Orlando Imports, LLC v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5

6 MDL No. 2672 CRB (JSC)

IN RE: VOLKSWAGEN “CLEAN DIESEL”

7 MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES, AND

PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO

8 _____________________________________/

SEAL

9 This Order Relates To: MDL Dkt. Nos. 6653, 6918 10

11 Napleton, No. 3:16-cv-2086-CRB _____________________________________/ 12 13 The Bosch defendants have moved to seal in full or in part certain documents that they 14 attached to their motion for summary judgment. They also have moved to redact the portions of 15 their summary judgment briefs that reveal the contents of the documents they seek to seal. The 16 documents at issue were designated as confidential by Volkswagen or by the Volkswagen 17 dealerships that are the named plaintiffs in Napleton. 18 Because the documents at issue were attached to a motion for summary judgment, their 19 contents may be sealed only if compelling reasons are offered. See Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. 20 Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135–36 (9th Cir. 2003). …