Sumotext Corp. -v- Zoove, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 SUMOTEXT CORP., Case No. 16-cv-01370-BLF

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE DEFENDANTS’

v. ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO

SEAL DOCUMENTS AT TRIAL

ZOOVE, INC., et al., [Re: ECF 423] Defendants.

Presently before the Court is Defendants’ request to seal certain exhibits that the parties may offer at trial. ECF 423. These documents were previously designated as Attorneys’ Eyes Only pursuant to the Protective Order in this case, and Defendants seek to maintain that restriction throughout trial. ECF 423 at 2; see ECF 205. Plaintiff Sumotext Corp. (“Sumotext”) opposes sealing. ECF 428. Having reviewed the parties’ submissions and the applicable sealing law, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Defendants’ administrative motion to seal. I. LEGAL STANDARD “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records…