Dignity Health v. Aramark Healthcare Support Services, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DIGNITY HEALTH, Case No. 18-cv-07433-JD
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE MOTION TO SEAL
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 28 ARAMARK HEALTHCARE SUPPORT
SERVICES, LLC,
11 Defendant.
12 This order resolves plaintiff Dignity Health’s unopposed request to file a “Master Service Agreement” (“MSA”) under seal. Dkt. Nos. 28, 31. The request is denied. The Court evaluates a sealing request in light of whether it was made in connection with a dispositive or non-dispositive motion. For dispositive motions, the historic “strong presumption of access to judicial records” fully applies, and a party seeking sealing must establish “compelling reasons” to overcome that presumption. Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178-79 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1136 (9th Cir. 2003)). This standard presents a “high threshold,” and “a ‘good cause’ showing will not, without more, satisfy” it. Id. at 1180 (citations omitted). When ordering sealing…