X One, Inc. v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
X ONE, INC., Case No.16–cv–06050–LHK
Plaintiff, ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO SEAL v.
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
Defendant. 17 Before the Court are the parties’ sealing motions filed in connection with their motions to strike, ECF Nos. 249, 257, 260, 268, 271, 276; sealing motions filed in connection with their Daubert motions to exclude expert evidence, ECF Nos. 291, 296, 300, 314, 318, 320, 332, 334; and sealing motions filed in connection with their motions for summary judgment, ECF Nos. 293, 298, 322, 337. I. LEGAL STANDARD “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). As the Ninth Circuit has explained, this is a “common law right,” 1 …