Flextronics International USA, Inc. v. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL USA,

INC., Case No. 5:19-cv-00078-EJD

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’

v. ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO SEAL

PARTS OF PLAINTIFF’S THIRD

MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AMENDED COMPLAINT et al., Re: Dkt. No. 91 Defendants. 13 This order addresses Plaintiff’s administrative motion to file portions of its second 14 amended complaint under seal. Dkt. 68. For the reasons discussed herein, the Court GRANTS 15 the motion in part DENIES it in part. 16 Courts recognize that the public has “a general right to inspect and copy public records and 17 documents, including judicial records and documents.” Whitewater W. Indus., Ltd. v. Pac. Surf 18 Designs, Inc., 2019 WL 1590470, at *1 (S.D. Cal. Apr. 12, 2019) (quoting Nixon v. Warner 19 Communications, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978)). “When considering a sealing request, ‘a strong 20…