Ross
Ross v. Abbott Vascular Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 WILLIAM C. ROSS, et al., Case No. 19-cv-03794-JST (SVK)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON MOTIONS TO SEAL
v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 74, 83 ABBOTT VASCULAR INC., et al., Defendants.
Now before the Court are Administrative Motions to File Documents Under Seal filed by Defendant Abbott Ireland Ltd. seeking to seal certain materials submitted to the Court in connection with the parties’ Joint Letter Brief Regarding Jurisdictional Discovery and Joint Chart Reflecting Jurisdictional Discovery Disputes. Dkt. 74, 83. Abbott Ireland indicates that Plaintiffs do not oppose the motions to seal. Id. Courts recognize 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 Communs., Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). A request to seal court records therefore starts with a “strong presumption in favor of access.” Kamakana,…