Calhoun

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 PATRICK CALHOUN, et al., Case No. 20-cv-05146-LHK (SVK)

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE IN

v. PART MOTIONS TO SEAL

GOOGLE LLC, Re: Dkt. Nos. 101, 108, 117, 119 Defendant.

Now before the Court are the parties’ Administrative Motions to File Documents Under Seal (Dkt. 101, 108, 117, and 119) seeking to seal certain materials submitted to the Court in connection with the parties’ joint letter brief and subsequent briefing on Google’s motion for a protective order (Dkt. 102, 109, 118, and 120). 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…