V.G.M.
V.G.M. v. City of Salinas
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 V.G.M., et al., Case No. 19-cv-08007-BLF
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. FILE UNDER SEAL
CITY OF SALINAS, et al., Defendants.
12 Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ administrative motion to file under seal portions of the Minor’s Compromise petition in order to protect the identify of minor, V.G.M. See Mot., ECF 52. Defendants do not oppose this request. For the reasons stated below, Plaintiffs’ motion is GRANTED. “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 sealing. Ctr.…