Sommers
Sommers v. City of Santa Clara
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 AMANDA SOMMERS, et al., Case No. 17-cv-04469-BLF
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO FILE
v. UNDER SEAL
CITY OF SANTA CLARA, et al., [Re: ECF 42] Defendants.
12 Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 7-11 and 79-5, Defendants move for administrative relief to file under seal Exhibit B to the Declaration of Alexander Jason, which Defendants filed in support of their motion for summary judgment. See Mot., ECF 42. Plaintiffs did not respond to this motion or the Court’s order directing them to respond. See ECF 43. For the reasons stated below, the motion is DENIED. I. LEGAL STANDARD “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)).…