Lesnik v.Eisenmann SE
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GREGOR LESNIK, et al., Case No. 16-cv-01120-LHK (SVK)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON ADMINISTRATIVE
v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE
UNDER SEAL
EISENMANN SE, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 526 Defendants.
Now before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Administrative Motion to File Documents Under Seal (Dkt. 526) seeking to seal certain materials submitted to the Court in connection with the Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant Eisenmann Corporation’s Motion to Retain Confidentiality Designations (Dkt. 525). 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,…