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 GRANTING MOTION TO
v. FILE UNDER SEAL
INTERO REAL ESTATE SERVICES, [Re: ECF 175] Defendant.
12 Before the Court is Defendant’s amended motion to file part of Exhibit B to the Supplemental Declaration of Craig L. Davis under seal. See Mot., ECF 175. Plaintiff does not oppose this motion. For the reasons stated below, this motion is GRANTED. 16 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)). Consequently, filings that are “more than tangentially related to the merits of a case” may be sealed only upon a showing of “compelling reasons” for…