Plexxikon Inc. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PLEXXIKON INC., Case No. 17-cv-04405-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO

SEAL

v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 344, 390 NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS

CORPORATION,

11 Defendant. 12 Pending before the Court are Defendant Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation’s administrative motions to file under seal portions of documents in connection with its request to file a second motion for summary judgment as well as its objections to the Special Master’s recommendation regarding Plaintiff Plexxikon Inc.’s motion in limine. See Dkt. Nos. 344, 390. For the reasons detailed below, the Court DENIES the motions to file under seal. I. LEGAL STANDARD Courts generally apply a “compelling reasons” standard when considering motions to seal documents. Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 678 (9th Cir. 2010) (quoting Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006)). “This standard derives from the common law right ‘to inspect and copy…