Exeltis USA Inc. v. First Databank, Inc.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 EXELTIS USA INC., Case No. 17-cv-04810-HSG
8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART MOTIONS TO
9 v. SEAL
10 FIRST DATABANK, INC., Re: Dkt. Nos. 167, 179, 11 Defendant.
12 13 Pending before the Court are the parties’ administrative motions to file under seal portions 14 of documents in connection with motions for summary judgment and Daubert motions. The Court 15 GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the motions for the reasons described below. 16 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]…