Chinitz
Chinitz v. Intero Real Estate Services
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 RONALD CHINITZ, Case No. 18-cv-05623-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
v. PREJUDICE DEFENDANT’S MOTION
TO FILE UNDER SEAL
INTERO REAL ESTATE SERVICES,
Defendant.
12 Before the Court is Defendant Intero Real Estate Services’s motion to file part of Exhibit B to the Supplemental Declaration of Craig L. Davis under seal. See Mot., ECF 166. Because Intero has not complied with this District’s local rules regarding sealing motions, this motion is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. “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)). Consequently, filings that are “more than tangentially related to the merits of a case” may be sealed only upon…