Milliner
Milliner v. Bock Evans Financial Counsel, Ltd.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHARLOTTE B. MILLINER et al., Case No. 15-cv-01763-JD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER
v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 92, 93 BOCK EVANS FINANCIAL COUNSEL,
LTD.,
11 Defendant.
12 This order resolves pending administrative motions brought by non-party National Financial Services (“NFS”) to file documents under seal, Dkt. No. 92, and to retain confidentiality of documents produced in discovery, Dkt. No. 93. The requests to seal are granted. I. LEGAL STANDARD In our circuit, in evaluating a motion to seal, different standards apply depending on whether the request is being made in connection with a dispositive motion or a 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 & County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1179 (9th Cir. 2006). For non-dispositive motions, the less-stringent “good cause” standard applies. Id. …