SkyWater Technology Foundry, Inc. v. Clark Street Associates, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY FOUNDRY, Case No. 20-cv-03168-BLF (SVK)
INC.,
8 Plaintiff, ORDER ON ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS TO SEAL v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 43, 47,
CLARK STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC,
11 Defendant. 12 Now before the Court are Administrative Motions to File Documents Under Seal seeking to seal certain materials submitted to the Court in connection with the parties’ December 3, 2020 Joint Discovery Letter Brief (Dkt. 45). Dkt. 43, 47, 48. 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, 447 F.3d at 1178 (quoting Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003)). The…