DSS Technology Management, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DSS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, Case No. 14-cv-05330-HSG
INC.,
ORDER ON MOTIONS TO SEAL Plaintiff, Re: Dkt. No. 428 v.
APPLE, INC.,
11 Defendant. 12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff DSS Technology Management Inc. and Defendant Apple, Inc.’s renewed motion to seal. See Dkt. No. 428. For the reasons detailed below, the Court GRANTS the motion.
I. LEGAL STANDARD
17 Courts generally apply a “compelling reasons” standard when considering motions to seal 18 documents. Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 678 (9th Cir. 2010) (quoting Kamakana 19 v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006)). “This standard derives from the 20 common law right ‘to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records 21 and documents.’” Id. (quoting Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1178). “[A] strong presumption in favor of 22 access is the starting point.” Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1178 (quotations omitted). To overcome this 23…